I Built a Demo to Finally Understand Idempotency - Here's What Happened
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Last Friday I posted something on LinkedIn about idempotency. I'd hit the concept while reading about API design and it wouldn't let me go. The scenario is so specific and so consequential that once you understand it, you start seeing the problem everywhere. Here's the scenario: a user hits "Pay".…
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- 2026-10-01 12:04 · DEV Community — AI
I Built a Demo to Finally Understand Idempotency - Here's What Happened