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Epoch Flip Secret: Why Your App Suddenly Chokes 🤯

This isn't about launch hype; it's about the quiet, brutal reality of network rotation where the story meets the bill. When protocols like $WAL shift responsibilities, nothing crashes, but everything slows down. You get drift, not downtime. Retrieval paths lengthen because nodes are rebalancing who holds what data.

Operators prioritize stability during this handoff, meaning they delay bandwidth-heavy tasks like repairs or bursty retrievals. This is where optimistic designs fail. Your app feels the jagged edge: spinners, timeouts, and retries suddenly matter. If you build on $WAL , your caches and timers are the only truth during this window. Expect tail latency to widen. Don't schedule critical reveals right on an epoch boundary. Watch behavior across flips, not snapshots.

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