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1. brigad+Iv[view] [source] 2023-07-01 21:04:17
>>ZacnyL+(OP)
This is why you always use exponential backoff.
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2. Waterl+EA[view] [source] 2023-07-01 21:35:37
>>brigad+Iv
I wonder if exponential backoff should be the default behaviour for request libraries/APIs.

Their default of “just go ham on that API” feels like the same footgun of “by default this Humongous Database is wide open.”

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