1000onBackpres
1000onBackpres is a term used in discussions of distributed systems and streaming to denote a backpressure scenario with a specific bound on outstanding work. The phrase is commonly used in tutorials, slides, and blog posts as a shorthand to illustrate how systems behave when producers and consumers operate under heavy load.
Origin and usage: The exact origin is unclear, but the expression has circulated in online communities and
Concept and mechanics: In a typical setup, a producer forwards work items to a consumer through a
Applications and implications: 1000onBackpres is used to reason about latency, throughput, memory usage, and failure modes
See also: Backpressure, Flow control, Queueing theory, Message queue.