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Queues don't fix overload: https://ferd.ca/queues-don-t-fix-overload.html https://ferd.ca/queues-don-t-fix-overload.html

• NegativeLatency 5y ago
  I don’t think anyone was suggesting that they did. (Seems like a bit of a strawman to me) However they do allow you to smooth or average spikes that could otherwise be problematic. In your articles analogy I am able to drain a pot of pasta down the sink even though I might not be able to pour the same pot down the drain.
• marius_k 5y ago
  It lowers the load if the consumer is able to process batches of requests efficiently (ex. for vector operations).