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Explore technical deep-dives, product updates, and real-world examples to help you build, scale, and monitor your Java background jobs.
July 7, 2025
JobRunr and JobRunr Pro v8.0.0!
We’re proud to announce the latest release, JobRunr & JobRunr Pro v8.0.0
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June 13, 2025
What’s the Difference Between Message Queues and Job Schedulers?
Ever found yourself wondering whether you need a message queue or a job scheduler? It’s a common crossroads for developers. This post explains the difference.
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May 2, 2025
How To Prioritze Background Jobs?
Not all background tasks are created equal. Discover strategies to ensure your most critical jobs always run first, even under heavy load.
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April 23, 2025
Mastering Java Background Jobs: Threads, Pools, Virtual Threads, and JobRunr
We’ve all been there. Your web application needs to do something time-consuming; send an email, process an uploaded file, generate a report,.. but making the user wait is simply not an option.
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April 15, 2025
JobRunr & JobRunr Pro v7.5.0
New release brings Quarkus 3.20 and Micronaut 4.8 support, smarter config validation, and CockroachDB integration!
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April 11, 2025
How JobRunr Builds Software That Gives Back to the Planet
At JobRunr, we believe building great software shouldn’t come at the cost of the planet. Here’s how we’re using our profits, and platform to leave the world better than we found it.
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