Potential Consequences of Using Postgres as a Job Queue

This post was originally published on the Microsoft Tech Community Blog . Introduction At small scale, using Postgres as a job queue is totally fine, and I’d even say it’s the right call. Fewer moving parts, one less system to manage, ACID guarantees on your jobs. What’s not to love? The problem is that “small scale” has a ceiling, and the ceiling is lower than most people expect. When you’ve got…