Ask HN: Message Queue use cases
Are you using a message queue? Perhaps you are using something like AMQP to keep your various applications together? What sort of uses are you putting your message queue to? I use MQ's to queue things that I want to do that are computationally expensive but shouldn't impact the user experience. A feature that is necessary but doesn't require immediate execution.
For example, I use a MQ to manage the creation of thumbnails on a website that I manage when somebody uploads a new photo. Use it to schedule "near time" jobs that are not suitable to do inline during a web request. Ok...I will go first ;) One of our clients is using a MQ to link a fleet of 550 electric vehicles to a head office app that checks for vehicle service issues. Synchronising product/stock details from warehouse to website. You should rename this to "Ask HN".