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Explore a thought-provoking conference talk delivered by Sam Newman at NDC London where he challenges the famous quote "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again." Discover why retrying operations can actually be a crucial strategy for improving distributed system resilience rather than a sign of madness. Learn about essential concepts including timeouts, retry limits, and determining when to persist versus when to give up. The 56-minute presentation examines how to implement retries safely (including preventing financial disasters like draining your bank account), while also taking a closer look at the origins and validity of the often-misattributed Einstein quote. This developer-focused talk provides valuable insights for software professionals working with microservices and cloud technologies.
