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# [What my toddler taught me about fault tolerance](https://averageprogrammer.com/blog/what-my-toddler-taught-me-about-fault-tolerance?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Reliability isn’t perfection—it’s predictability, even in chaos. - Carl Eubanks, The 22nd Time He Told Me He Wanted Veggie Straws On Tuesday (2025). Now, before I get into anything, there’s some impo

Aug 8, 2025 · 7 min read · averageprogrammer.com  
Updated May 3  
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