Tagged: queues

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· 2 min read

What does backpressure tell you?

Backpressure is the system stating its true capacity. The design question is who receives the message: a queue, a caller, or a customer.

#scaling#backpressure#queues

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When is a queue the answer?

Queues buy time-shifting and decoupling at the price of visibility and ordering. The three conditions under which that trade pays.

#design#queues#asynchrony