Brave Browser uses 100% CPU when back end servers are down

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	Brave Browser uses 100% CPU when back end servers are down (github.com)
	37 points by rbdeveloper 1694 days ago

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propogandist 1693 days ago

tweet at the founder/CEO, he appears to have genuine concern over the project and is quite engaged on twitter

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rbdeveloper 1694 days ago

The problem fixed itself when backend servers were reachable again.

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1MachineElf 1694 days ago

I don't know what the design decision is here, but in a sane browser, there should be 0% reliance on "backend servers" in order for it to be usable.

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brundolf 1693 days ago

I assume it's just out-of-control polling. The fix is probably to add a stepping timeout on errors. Not ideal, but not a very egregious oversight given that a browser will nearly always be used in an environment that's at least internet-connected.

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Iefthandrule 1693 days ago

Lack of internet connectivity should be a basic scenario any browser should have a plan for.

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