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Part 2 · Module 17

Distributed-system failures

Handle uncertain outcomes, bound retries and cascading failures, and reason about time and stale workers without trusting synchronized clocks.

0 of 4 lessons26 min

17.1Timeouts and retriesUp next7m
17.2Safe effects and isolation7m
17.3Clocks and stale workers6m
17.4Overload, cascades and graceful degradation6m
LabThe payment provider slows downFinish “The wallet balance” first35m

Practice what this module teaches

Webhook Delivery HLDDeliver signed events with retries, endpoint isolation and replayable delivery history.Advanced50 min E-commerce Checkout HLDCoordinate orders, stock and payment with idempotent steps and compensation.Advanced55 min Distributed Work Queue

HLD

Design durable enqueue, visibility leases and stale-ack protection.

Advanced55 min