:polynomially - in Ruby on Rails Active Job
In Rails, wait: :polynomially_longer is a backoff strategy used primarily in Active Job for retrying failed background jobs.
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Notes from George Chakama on Ruby on Rails, React Native, Google Cloud and the real-time infrastructure behind last-mile delivery. Written from South Africa.
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