RETRY PATTERNS
It came back up.
Then it died again.
SAME THREE CLIENTS. SAME BACKOFF.
Three clients failed at the same second. They all wait, then retry.
FIXED BACKOFF ONE WAVE
CLIENT
CLIENT
CLIENT
SERVER
down again
The same formula gives the same delay, so all three return together.
FULL JITTER A TRICKLE
CLIENT
CLIENT
CLIENT
SERVER
still serving
A random delay breaks the herd, so the same three arrive spread out.
FIXED BACKOFF — every client waits
the same time. One wave.
FULL JITTER — every client waits
a random time. A trickle.
It came back up.
Then it died again.
You'll want this one
at 3am.