An exponential backoff is an algorithm for retrying requests at exponentially slower rates. Exponential backoff is a strategy for solving…

When lots of processes or threads are all awaiting a single event, they can be awoken simultaneously when that even occurs. Only one process…

Jitter is a technique to introduce a degree of randomness that will result in improved performance of unreliable systems by helping to avoid…

In distributed systems, nothing is certain. This includes network requests. So, how do we handle a failed network request? Do we simply…

Deleting a git submodule is a potentially confusing aspect of working with them. This is because while they can be removed from some…