Job queues are deceptively tricky

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Author: ingve

Date: 7/14/2026

Article Summary:
The author discusses the complexities of job queues, particularly when dealing with different scheduling intervals and concurrency limits. They explore various semantics for handling job queues, including parallel spawning, waiting, and preferring old jobs.