Title: Does sleep with backoff_factor actually help with long-running tasks?
Hey folks,
Been messing around with retries and delays in my code lately, and I’m curious—does sleep with backoff_factor *really* make a difference for long-running tasks?
Like, I get that fixed delays are simple, but what if the task keeps failing? Does the exponential backoff in sleep with backoff_factor actually improve performance, or is it just extra complexity?
Also, when *should* you use sleep with backoff_factor instead of a fixed delay? Is it only for APIs, or does it help with DB calls, scraping, etc. too?
Kinda torn between "keep it simple" and "maybe this is smarter." Any real-world experiences?
Cheers!
Hey folks,
Been messing around with retries and delays in my code lately, and I’m curious—does sleep with backoff_factor *really* make a difference for long-running tasks?
Like, I get that fixed delays are simple, but what if the task keeps failing? Does the exponential backoff in sleep with backoff_factor actually improve performance, or is it just extra complexity?
Also, when *should* you use sleep with backoff_factor instead of a fixed delay? Is it only for APIs, or does it help with DB calls, scraping, etc. too?
Kinda torn between "keep it simple" and "maybe this is smarter." Any real-world experiences?
Cheers!