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Re:Just use Postgres for everything by antonvs on Saturday December 10, 2022 @06:48PM (#33938315)
People underestimate how bad databases are at implementing queuing systems. I’ve helped replace such systems multiple times.

But it doesn’t need to require 10x the time or code. That just sounds like overengineering. Database-as-queue vs. 10x ultimate solution is a false dichotomy.

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Re:Just use Postgres for everything by jbverschoor on Sunday December 11, 2022 @06:09AM (#33942192)
People overestimate their requirements, because almost nobody had ANY idea what computers are capable of, and that big tech is HUUUUGE compared to the rest.

You are not Google and you are not Steve Jobs

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Re:Just use Postgres for everything by dalyons on Sunday December 11, 2022 @01:29AM (#33940667)
Yeah they suck at it. There are so many good queuing systems, and if you’re on any cloud there’s gunna be a cheap managed queue that is super reliable and near zero effort. If you get beyond trivial scale just use a managed queue.
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Re:Just use Postgres for everything by shakow on Sunday December 11, 2022 @04:07AM (#33941533)
> how bad databases are at implementing queuing systems.

What difficulties did you meet?

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