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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.
September 25, 2025
JobRunr & JobRunr Pro v8.1.0
Async Jobs for Quarkus & Micronaut, Embedded Dashboards, bugfixes, and JDK 25 Support.
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August 26, 2025
Building a Semantic Search Engine: A Blueprint for Vector Search using Oracle Database, JobRunr, and Spring
Step-by-step guide to building a semantic search engine using Oracle Database’s AI Vector Search, JobRunr for background jobs, and Spring Boot.
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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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