How does the wait time backoff_factor work in API rate limiting?

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Backoff strategies are like seasoning—too much or too little ruins the dish.

For the wait time backoff_factor, I usually stick to 1.5x or 2x increments. Anything more feels like overkill unless the API is super flaky.

A cool tool to visualize this is `retry-axios`. It lets you see how your retries play out in real time.

And yeah, logging is your best friend here. Without it, you’re just guessing.

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