Code reviewHardcr-g095

Subject Retry logicLevel Senior–Staff~30 minCommon in Networking & APIs interviewsIndustries Software development

Question

Review this Java retrying SMS sender.

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1public void sendWithRetry(String phone, String body) {2    int attempts = 0;3    while (attempts < 3) {4        try {5            smsClient.send(phone, body);   // POST /messages6            return;7        } catch (IOException e) {8            attempts++;9        }10    }11    throw new RuntimeException("sms failed");12}

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