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Message Ordering: Is it Cost Effective?

Udi discusses the issues around multi-threaded processing of messages by a service, specifically that the processing of message received second may be finished before that of the first. This scenario tends to rear its ugly head at higher levels of load and is critical for correctness in high-scalability environments.

December 31, 2007
URL:http://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/message-ordering-is-it-cost-effective/205206017

Links
Blog post: "In-Order Messaging a Myth?"
Blog post: "Handling Messages out of Order"

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