Evolution of Circuit Breakers: Beyond Hystrix
Evolution of Circuit Breakers: Beyond Hystrix

Evolution of Circuit Breakers: Beyond Hystrix

Author
Shiv Bade
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circuit breaker
hystrix
resilience
Published
April 14, 2016
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Hystrix was the go-to for circuit breakers, but limitations surfaced quickly.
Alternatives emerging: - Resilience4j (lighter, modular, Java 8+) - Envoy for service mesh-level resilience - Custom stateful logic in Node.js and Go ecosystems
Dashboards like Hystrix are still helpful for visibility. Don’t just break circuits — visualize and evolve them.