Spooky Stories: Chilling Temporal anti-patterns (part 2)

In a playful and spooky-themed exploration, Temporal's best practices and anti-patterns are outlined through movie analogies, suggesting that workflows in Temporal should be simple and focused rather than overly complex, akin to "The MEGA Workflow" scenario. The importance of allowing Temporal's default settings to manage state and retries is emphasized, avoiding unnecessary complexity and potential conflicts with state machines. Error handling is likened to horror movie decisions, where Temporal's automatic activity retries can prevent premature workflow failure, although customization is sometimes necessary for time-sensitive processes. Compensation techniques are discussed to manage business failures, allowing workflows to succeed even when parts of the process fail, similar to undoing actions in a Saga Pattern. Bonus tips include leveraging Temporal's built-in metrics and visibility tools to avoid operational pitfalls, managing resource usage to prevent performance issues, and fostering community collaboration to build robust applications.