Terminating Elegantly: A Guide to Graceful Shutdowns

For applications deployed in orchestrated environments (e.g., Kubernetes), graceful handling of termination signals is crucial.

Have you ever yanked the power cord out of your computer in frustration? While this might seem like a quick solution, it can lead to data loss and system instability. In the world of software, a similar concept exists: the hard shutdown. This abrupt termination can cause problems just like its physical counterpart. Thankfully, there's a better way: the …