Retries Are a Design Choice, Not a Safety Net
Retries feel comforting. Something failed. The system tried again. Eventually it worked. That story sounds reassuring, but it hides a lot of risk. Retries are not a safety net. They are a design decision. Why Retries Feel Harmless Most platforms make retries easy. Azure Functions retry automatically. Azure Storage Queues redeliver messages. HTTP clients retry transient failures. Early on, this feels like free resilience. You do not have to think deeply about failure. The platform will “handle it.” ...