alt Hacker NewsI am a bit confused by the network example, even when I don't control the network at the moment I need to do something about it and know about it to act.
I am a bit confused by the network example, even when I don't control the network at the moment I need to do something about it and know about it to act.
The software needs to report back to the end user eventually. But if there is a temporary network failure, then the software should automatically retry the request without informing the user (assuming idempotency).