# System design hack: Postgres is a great pub/sub & job server

<https://layerci.com/blog/postgres-is-the-answer/>

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## What Jamie wrote

This falls into the category of using boring, proven technology to solve a critical, behind-the-scenes task. I don't think many teams would come up with this answer when faced with this need, but probably more should.

## Facts

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## Appears in

- [WT126: Weekly Thing #126 / Nov 16, 2019](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/126/), Notable Links 📌

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