Job Queue – IWENAI

Stop Adding Redis to Every Project. This Job Queue Works Without It.

📅 August 9, 2026 📂 Tech Industry

CatQueue removes Redis from your Node.js job queue, betting that PostgreSQL’s reliability is enough for most real-world workloads. This article challenges the default assumption that you need a dedicated high-performance store, and shows how simplifying your stack can reduce operational debt without sacrificing performance—until you truly need to scale.

Backend Infrastructure Job Queue Node.js PostgreSQL Redis Simplicity TypeScript

Most Job Queues Are Over-Engineered. Here’s the Proof.

📅 August 3, 2026 📂 AI & Machine Learning

Most job queues are over-engineered for the tasks they actually perform. Zizq is a single-binary, zero-dependency job queue that challenges the assumption that you need distributed infrastructure. Built on LSM-trees and lock-free data structures, it’s fast, durable, and language-agnostic. The real question: have we been scaling for the wrong problem?

Architecture Background Processing Developer Tools Job Queue LSM Tree Open Source Redis Rust Single Binary Zero-Dependency