Implementing worker queues for processing datasets in Node.js
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11 min readMay 31, 2021
Processing large datasets can be done with a simple for loop. But, processing one data item at a time eliminates possible efficiency gains from processing data in parallel. But, parallel processing is not scalable, since it can easily swamp CPU or memory resources. Worker queue packages help by constraining the number of parallel tasks executing at any one time.