WATCH protects a read-dependent transaction while EXEC runs its accepted queue without interleaving.

MULTI EXEC runs a batch of commands as one

MULTI/EXEC prevents another client’s commands from interleaving while the queued commands execute. That alone does not protect a value read earlier in the application. If two buyers read the same stock count and later write their own calculated value, wrapping each SET in a transaction can still lose an update. ...

July 22, 2027 · 6 min · XB Field Notes