"works fine" = applications do not get _unexpected_ deadlocks. And I never said that SQL Server should retry transactions; what I alluded to is that it should be designed properly...

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I agree with you that defensive coding (retry logic everywhere) would address deadlock issues, but this is merely _working around_ someone else's architectural shortcomings. I do continue to disagree with...

Let me enlighten the group a little more. I am sure you have heard lots of people point out that their application works fine on other databases, only to be...

Have you tried Oracle, which doesn't exhibit, say SELECT/UPDATE deadlocks because of row versioning? Thankfully, there is now row versioning in MSS. The point being is that, yes an application...

The claim "that a deadlock in and of itself is not necessarily a problem" and suggestion that "A properly designed and coded application ... can intercept the 1205 error and...