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		CyberDildonics on Sept 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Choose Postgres queue technology not necessarily 'work completed in order' That's exactly what a queue means, not just in every day life, but specifically in computer science.

MaxBarraclough on Sept 25, 2023 [–]

This depends if we consider a priority queue to be a type of queue.

CyberDildonics on Sept 25, 2023 | [–]

No it doesn't. A queue always has an order. A priority queue just means you aren't always inserting at the last place in the queue.

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