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Why does not using Exponential Backoff in retries matter in practice?
Track: Java
Topic: Distributed Resilience
Focus: Exponential Backoff Retries
Java: Exponential Backoff Retries
Answer
Can lead to retry storms that overwhelm services.
Without Exponential Backoff, retries can happen too quickly, causing a 'retry storm' that overwhelms system resources and exacerbates the original issue. This can lead to longer downtimes and poor user experience. For instance, if an authentication service is slow to respond and retries are immediate, the service could become so overloaded that it becomes entirely unresponsive.
Without Exponential Backoff, retries can happen too quickly, causing a 'retry storm' that overwhelms system resources and exacerbates the original issue. This can lead to longer downtimes and poor user experience. For instance, if an authentication service is slow to respond and retries are immediate, the service could become so overloaded that it becomes entirely unresponsive.
Topics: Distributed Resilience Exponential Backoff Retries Java