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Reliability, constant work, and a good cup of coffee
Why constant-work patterns make systems more reliable, doing the same predictable work regardless of load to avoid surprising failure modes.
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Life, Learning & WritingSoftware Engineering2022
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2022 | Reliability, constant work, and a good cup of coffee by luu | 122 | 32 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 8 Hacker News comments by 7 different people, from Aug 2021 to Jan 2026.
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- charleshn · Jan 14, 2026
- __turbobrew__ · Oct 30, 2025
- ej_campbell · Oct 21, 2025
- andrewf · Apr 15, 2022
- mapme · Apr 8, 2022
- ignoramous · Jan 20, 2022
