How to Design a Rate Limiter That Doesn't Punish Legitimate Bursts
A rate limiter's job isn't to cap traffic evenly. It's to tell the difference between a legitimate burst and sustained abuse, and most naive limiters can't.
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A rate limiter's job isn't to cap traffic evenly. It's to tell the difference between a legitimate burst and sustained abuse, and most naive limiters can't.
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