Python

Retry Libraries Are Bloated. This One Proves Less Is More.

📅 July 3, 2026 📂 Tech Industry

Tired of bloated retry libraries that introduce more bugs than they prevent? Backon is a zero‑dependency Python retry library with native async support and a circuit breaker — all in under 300 lines. It proves that first‑principles rethinking beats kitchen‑sink frameworks.

Your API Client Is Lying to You. Here’s the Fix.

📅 July 3, 2026 📂 Tech Industry

Most developers assume validation belongs in the application layer. Arrest flips that — making Pydantic-based data validation a first-class citizen of the HTTP client itself. If you’ve ever debugged a silently corrupted API response, this radical approach will change how you think about network safety.

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