Message Queues in Ruby on Rails

Question

What message queues are people using for their Rails apps and what was the driving force behind the decision to choose it. Does the latest Twitter publicity over their in ho

Answer 1

I use background_job which like delayed_job is a database-based queue.

A database makes an OK queue as long as you're not doing too much traffic in and out.

The reason I like background_job (and delayed_job) is that they do not require a separate process. They can run through cron. For me, this is of key importance because my messaging needs are even simpler than my meager sysadmin skills.