Database as queue, then Kafka, then FoundationDB
Tigris Data swapped their database-backed queue for Kafka, then swapped Kafka for FoundationDB. The reasons why tell you more about queue design than any tutorial.
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PostgreSQL for Everything
One database to rule them all. Raphael Bauer makes the case for ditching Redis, Elasticsearch, and message queues in favour of PostgreSQL extensions.
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The router everyone built then threw away
Manifest deprecated their LLM router after six months. The reason is not what I expected.
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