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> So what to do? In almost all cases it's better to propagate failure and backpressure. This gives a chance for the upstream to decide if it wants to retry or f
by Kiro 7y ago
> So what to do? In almost all cases it's better to propagate failure and backpressure. This gives a chance for the upstream to decide if it wants to retry or fail itself. It keeps things simple and easy-to-understand. It doesn't build up huge backlogs that become disasters.
What does this actually mean in practical terms?
- owenmarshall 7y agohttps://ferd.ca/queues-don-t-fix-overload.html https://ferd.ca/queues-don-t-fix-overload.html explains it better than pretty much anything I’ve read on the topic.