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Re:Asynchronous Processing in Web Apps, Part 1: A Database I... by rhettg on Thursday November 15, 2012 @10:35AM (#4788980)
I understood the point as "Don't use a database as a replacement for a queue". Use the right tool for the job.

The fact that gearmand is backed by a DB is not at all the same as using a DB for a queue directly. Gearmand just uses a database as a backup that it can reload tasks when it get's restarted.

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Re:Asynchronous Processing in Web Apps, Part 1: A Database I... by lsh123 on Thursday November 15, 2012 @11:19AM (#4789232)
Yes. However, you have same issues with DB tables receiving tons of inserts/deletes/selects. This is the worst possible DB load :)
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Re:Asynchronous Processing in Web Apps, Part 1: A Database I... by seunosewa on Thursday November 15, 2012 @04:40PM (#4790901)
DB's are designed for this purpose.
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