Thanks for your feedback, I appreciate the thoughtful response. I actually agree that generalized message queues can often be complex and perhaps even unnecessary when dealing with asynchronous processing at a small scale depending on your needs.

I think the important thing is to understand your requirements, the volume of jobs, etc. In my series, I also plan to introduce much simpler lighter work queues that are a perfect medium between a 'heavy duty' generalized message queue and trying to wedge a queue into a database.

But as with everything, people should evaluate the available options for themselves. My goal is just to provide people with a framework for understanding the tradeoffs.