3 reasons you should use Postgres Functions and Transactions

Transactions allow related statements to be grouped together - ensuring every statement succeeds or they all get rolled back. In this video, Jon Meyers shows how to use PostgreSQL Functions to run multiple statements in a Transaction.
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By wrapping the logic to keep the database consistent in a Postgres Function you can improve the security of your application, as the database is responsible for ensuring the data is correct. Additionally, this can improve the performance of your entire system as this Postgres Function only requires a single RPC network request to be invoked, rather than a web application sending each step of the transaction as a separate request.
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