Graceful degradation means the system still works in a reduced mode when parts fail (e.g., show cached data if recommendations are down). Design for it with timeouts, fallbacks, circuit breakers, feature flags, and clear user messaging for partial functionality.
Expanding on the short answer — what usually matters in practice:
A tiny example (an explanation template):
// Example: discuss trade-offs for "graceful-degradation:-what-does-it-mean-and-how-"
function explain() {
// Start from the core idea:
// Graceful degradation means the system still works in a reduced mode when parts fail (e.g.,
}