Distributed Resilience · interview question
When implementing exponential backoff retries, what is an important consideration to avoid excessive delays?
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Answer and explanation
Correct answer
A. Setting a maximum retry interval
Why
Setting a maximum retry interval prevents the exponential backoff from causing excessively long delays in retry attempts, ensuring that retries remain practical and do not indefinitely postpone service recovery.
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