# Armin Ronacher - Absurd in Production (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://lucumr.pocoo.org/social/2026-04-04-absurd-in-production-social.png) ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/59595887) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Armin Ronacher]] **Full Title**:: Absurd in Production **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [lucumr.pocoo.org](https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/4/4/absurd-in-production/) **Host**:: [[lucumr.pocoo.org]] **Highlighted**:: [[2026-04-08]] **Created**:: [[2026-04-11]] ## Highlights - The model is straightforward: you register tasks, decompose them into steps, and each step acts as a checkpoint. If anything fails, the task retries from the last completed step. Tasks can sleep, wait for external events, and suspend for days or weeks. All state lives in Postgres. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01knqkp0pxgzms4gjt7qwvavjh)) ^1004667638