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Simpler Backoff
Exponential backoff with jitter is de rigeur for making service calls. This code, or something like it, probably looks really familiar: func do(ctx context.Context) error { const ( maxAttempts = 10 baseDelay = 1 * time.Second maxDelay = 60 * time.Second ) delay := baseDelay for attempt := range maxAttempts { err :=…
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Systems & PerformanceSoftware Engineering2025
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | Simpler Backoff by todsacerdoti | 132 | 45 |
