System Design Interview Question: Implementing a Scheduler

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  • DistributedLock

    A .NET library for distributed synchronization

  • That’s it! The benefit of this approach is that the job does not depend on a particular framework or set of tools. It can be run as either a console application, or used in unit tests. What is most important to note is that concurrent jobs can affect subscriptions. So before sending a request to the payment gateway, always make sure that you have locked the resource. Every modern database supports distributed locks, and there are hundreds of frameworks on top of them. Examples of this can be found at https://github.com/madelson/DistributedLock. It is not a complicated task, but it is one that absolutely needs to be done.

  • QuartzNet

    Quartz Enterprise Scheduler .NET

  • Using Hangfire or Quartz (for experienced developers working on small projects).

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  • Hangfire

    An easy way to perform background job processing in .NET and .NET Core applications. No Windows Service or separate process required

  • Using Hangfire or Quartz (for experienced developers working on small projects).

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