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SYSE.38:8 - Common Anti-Patterns and How to Avoid Them

MisuseRepair
Retry after every timeout.Query actual effects and use the operation’s qualified replay behavior.
Restart everything and name the last restart as the cause.Preserve observations and distinguish mitigation from causal evidence.
Wait for complete root cause before any useful mitigation.Apply a qualified impact-reducing action while preserving enough evidence.
Declare recovery because the controller is green.Verify the affected user task and retained-state conditions.