> I generally hate this type of thing: retry mechanisms are a lazy band-aid that can mask real problems. They can, but beyond the old "it broke once it deploye

> I generally hate this type of thing: retry mechanisms are a lazy band-aid that can mask real problems. They can, but beyond the old "it broke once it deployed" obvious pattern, 9 out of 10 times retries only sidestep basic nuisances from transient errors such as a request timing out.