<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>CPU on Build Software Systems</title><link>https://buildsoftwaresystems.com/tags/cpu/</link><description>Recent content in CPU on Build Software Systems</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://buildsoftwaresystems.com/tags/cpu/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Why Backoff Matters: A Retry Storm Can Kill a Service</title><link>https://buildsoftwaresystems.com/post/retry-without-backoff-makes-your-service-fall-over/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://buildsoftwaresystems.com/post/retry-without-backoff-makes-your-service-fall-over/</guid><description>A zero-backoff retry loop can turn one failed API call into a CPU and load spike that destabilizes the whole service. This article explains why, with a small Docker lab you can run yourself.</description>
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