Why recommend CircuitBreaker before Retry?

[clarkbreyman]

Why recommend CircuitBreaker before Retry?

[jhalterman]

Hi @clarkbreyman - that recommendation isn't meant to be firm. Indeed, there are good reasons to use retry policy and circuit breaker in either order, and your comments make sense to me. The docs could maybe elaborate on these some more. A general guideline is how long your retry delay is. For short delays between retries, it can make sense to put the retry policy inside the breaker, so you don't hammer a closed breaker. For longer delays between retries, you might put the retry policy outside the breaker.