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API Development Quiz Practice
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API Development
A code review finds a polling client that retries every failed request after exactly 1 second, with no growth in delay over repeated consecutive failures. What's the risk?
A
No risk — fixed 1-second retry is always appropriate
B
If the server is genuinely struggling/down, many clients retrying at a fixed rapid interval can prevent recovery — exponential backoff (growing delay, capped) is the recommended alternative
C
This is only a problem if there's exactly one client
D
Fixed-interval retry is faster to recover than backoff in all cases
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