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Level 3: Distributed systems · L3.3 Queues, pub/sub & event-driven architecture

Why queues

Use a queue to decouple and absorb spikes.

12 min · Pro

What you take away

  • A queue decouples in time: the producer returns as soon as the work is recorded, not when it is done.

And 3 more inside the class, in Pro.

How the class is laid out

  1. The problem
  2. Check your understanding