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How do you design a scalable retry mechanism for network requests in Swift?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
A scalable retry system uses exponential backoff, jitter, and idempotent operations.
Deep explanation
Retries must avoid overwhelming backend systems. Exponential backoff increases delay, jitter prevents synchronized retries, and idempotency ensures repeated requests do not cause duplicate effects.
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