Concept library
How real systems behave
Each concept explained from first principles, anchored in a real incident or a real implementation, with every claim sourced. Read it here; practise it in the app.
Resilience · PatternBackoff with jitterWait before you retry, wait longer each time, and randomize the wait, so a crowd of clients doesn't hit a recovering service in one wave.Resilience · Anti-patternRetry stormWhen several layers each retry failed calls, one request turns into dozens of attempts, all aimed at the part that is already failing.
More concepts are added alongside each Platform Protocols Journal issue.