• Debounce

  verb

  To neatly bundle up a bunch of panicked, repetitive server requests from clueless developers and handle them as a single, calm request. It’s a common rate-limiting technique used to save servers from being overwhelmed by ridiculously frequent API polling from the noobs.

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  New developer: "Erm... Why is there a lag in my request and response?"
  Experienced developer: "Your stupid logic fires too many requests in too little time. Your requests are being debounced."

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  karthik on August 19, 2024

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