// Code meme

The retry storm

retry()retryGET /stockretry()retryGET /stockretry()retryGET /stockretry()retryGET /stockretry()retryGET /stockretry()retryGET /stockretry()retryGET /stockretry()z z zrecovering…database(needed 1 minute)3 services × 3 retries each= 27 calls per user requestA database that needed one minute,meeting three layers of retries.ayushwing.com

A database that needed one minute, meeting three layers of retries. Like every meme on this site, it is drawn entirely in code: an SVG built from TypeScript, no stock art.

The serious version: Retries without a retry storm: timeouts, backoff, jitter and circuit breakers

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