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Is this because of the unknown cost at the time?
by dangero 11y ago
Is this because of the unknown cost at the time?
- ludbb 11y agoI believe the reference is coming from http://docs.ethereum-alarm-clock.com/en/latest/overview.html#guarantees http://docs.ethereum-alarm-clock.com/en/latest/overview.html...: Guarantees - Will the call happen? There are no guarantees that your function will be called. The design of this service is meant to provide the proper motivation for calls to be executed, but it is entirely possible that certain calls will be missed due to unforseen circumstances.
- avmich 11y agoStrictly speaking, there is no such a thing as "guarantee". Your alarm clock may malfunction in an important moment. An asteroid can suddenly wipe civilization with all insurance providers (now that's an idea...) So you - in a strict sense of a word - always have to estimate and compare probabilities.
- joosters 11y agoIt's because the alarm program relies upon someone calling it at the right time. The code itself does not 'sleep' until the right time.