Coping is the Problem

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Retries won't save you. Some failures can't be prevented. Robust systems need to cope.
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Robust systems continue to function when components fail. “The problem isn't the problem, coping is the problem” reminds us to design the fallback before trying to reduce the failure rate. Once the system can cope, mitigation becomes an optimisation rather than a necessity.