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Use Any Gem You Want!
Ask And Ye Shall Receive… gems that is. The `merge_gem` feature is now in production and ready for use allowing…
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Why IronWorker is Better than Heroku Workers / Delayed Job
Overview First off, I would like to say that we use and love Heroku, the system they’ve built is game-changing…
Read MoreWorker Queues as a Key Variable
Anyone working on a serious web app knows that a worker queue makes up a key component within the app…
Read MoreWorker Example Library on Github
We’ve created a public github repository for SimpleWorker example code. There are a few samples in there right now and…
Read MoreSimpleWorker is now a Heroku Add-on!
Now you can start using SimpleWorker in your Heroku apps with minimal effort. It’s currently in private beta as an add-on,…
Read MoreThe Ruby Compute Cloud
One of the main uses of SimpleWorker is as a worker queue for running background jobs within a web application.…
Read MoreAutoload Rails Models for Super Easy Rails Integration
SimpleWorker will now include all the models in your Rails app automatically so you don’t have to merge them manually.…
Read MoreSimpleWorker Usage Pattern Graph
SimpleWorker is a job queuing and scheduling system so while a lot of work comes in at random times usually…
Read MoreParallelizing Ruby on the Cloud
So I’m sure we’ve all had the need to want to run multiple threads at once to optimize a part…
Read MoreIncluding other files in your Worker with “merge”
Previously, your worker file/class had to be self contained (ie: single file including all code for the worker). Now you…
Read MorePushed 0.3.0 Gem: Much More User Friendly
After using SimpleWorkr for a long time now, I always think to myself, “there’s gotta be some way to make…
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