Bulkhead Pattern
The Bulkhead Pattern is a software design pattern that isolates components of an application into separate pools or partitions to prevent failures in one part from cascading and affecting the entire system. It is inspired by the watertight compartments (bulkheads) in ships, which limit flooding to a single section. This pattern enhances fault tolerance and resilience by containing issues within isolated boundaries.
Developers should use the Bulkhead Pattern in distributed systems, microservices architectures, or any application where high availability and fault tolerance are critical, such as in financial services, e-commerce, or cloud-based platforms. It is particularly valuable when dealing with resource-intensive operations, third-party service dependencies, or scenarios where partial system degradation is preferable to a complete outage, as it helps maintain service continuity and improve overall system reliability.