Do you really need Redis? How to get away with just PostgreSQL

Re:Do you really need Redis? How to get away with just Postg... by flefto on Saturday June 12, 2021 @07:06AM (#27483593)

Meh. All your objections are hand wavey and not factual.

Databases actually work fine as a queue but emotionally you don’t like it. That’s fine it’s just not real strong objections.

What you have not said is “it physically does not work”, and that’s because it does work fine.

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Re:Do you really need Redis? How to get away with just Postg... by phildawes on Saturday June 12, 2021 @07:19AM (#27483652)

I don't think he's saying 'it cannot be physically made to work (given enough effort and discipline)'. The impression I got was more like 'if you go down this route then the incremental path of least resistance leads somewhere bad'.

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Re:Do you really need Redis? How to get away with just Postg... by rmetzler on Saturday June 12, 2021 @08:16AM (#27483934)

The range where databases work fine is pretty small. Sudden spikes in job creation will kill the performance of the database. Often enough the job creations come from external systems you can't control.

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Re:Do you really need Redis? How to get away with just Postg... by hughrr on Saturday June 12, 2021 @07:13AM (#27483625)

I’m not saying it doesn’t work. I’m saying you’re shooting your toes off down the line.

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