What 'Processing' Means When the Worker Is Gone
A status column records what a job was doing. It cannot record whether anyone is still doing it.
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Idempotency Is a Race Until the Database Says Otherwise
Check-then-insert looks correct and isn't. The only reliable fix is to stop checking and let a constraint decide.
Two Stores, One Job, and the Gap Between Them
Splitting durable truth from fast dispatch buys a lot. It also creates a dual write I never made atomic.