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
The same formula gives the same delay, so all three return together.
FULL JITTER
A TRICKLE
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.