Reliability · interview question
A teammate submits shaky failure policy code. Which review comment is the strongest?
Multiple choiceHardchapter-5-curatedpremiumreliabilityfailure-policy
Answer and explanation
Correct answer
B. Make the rule clearer and easier to explain. Choose retry, fail-fast, or escalation behavior according to the kind of error and the operational cost of repetition.
Why
The best review comment anchors the change to readability, correctness, and future maintenance. A one-size-fits-all failure policy either hides permanent errors or overloads already unstable systems.
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