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Postgres Queues Scale with New Optimization Techniques
DBOS.dev demonstrates that PostgreSQL can handle high-throughput queue workloads by using skip keys and batching, achieving over 1 million operations per second. The approach avoids the complexity of dedicated queue systems like RabbitMQ or Kafka. This makes Postgres a viable option for many queue use cases without additional infrastructure.
Meridian48 take
The benchmarks are impressive, but real-world adoption depends on whether these optimizations hold under diverse production workloads and concurrent access patterns.
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