updating task queues page with a learning checklist

Author: mattmakai

change-log.html

@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ <h2>2014</h2>
 <h3>May</h3>
 <ul>
 <li>Cleaned up and polished the task queues page.</li>
-<li>Added learning checklist to operating systems, web servers and monitoring 
-  pages.</li>
+<li>Added learning checklist to operating systems, web servers, task queues and 
+  monitoring pages.</li>
 <li>Adding more logging resources.</li>
 <li>Continuing to add learning checklists to sections such as servers.</li>
 <li>Moving navigation options into meta tags on markdown pages.</li>

feeds/all.atom.xml

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
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source/content/pages/07-performance/0705-task-queues.markdown

@@ -50,6 +50,31 @@ Other types of jobs for task queues include
 * scheduling periodic jobs such as batch processes
 
 
+## Task queues learning checklist
+<i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i> 
+Pick a slow function in your project that is called during an HTTP request.
+
+<i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i> 
+Determine if you can precompute the results on a fixed interval instead of
+during the HTTP request. If so, create a separate function you can call
+from elsewhere then store the precomputed value in the database.
+
+<i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i> 
+Read the Celery documentation and the links in the resources section below
+to understand how the project works.
+
+<i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i> 
+Install a message broker such as RabbitMQ or Redis and then add Celery to your 
+project. Configure Celery to work with the installed message broker.
+
+<i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i> 
+Use Celery to invoke the function from step one on a regular basis.
+
+<i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
+Have the HTTP request function use the precomputed value instead of the 
+slow running code it originally relied upon.
+
+
 ## Task queue projects
 The defacto standard Python task queue is Celery. The other task queue 
 projects that arise tend to come from the perspective that Celery is overly

source/content/pages/10-misc/1005-change-log.markdown

@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ the
 ## 2014
 ### May
 * Cleaned up and polished the task queues page.
-* Added learning checklist to operating systems, web servers and monitoring 
-  pages.
+* Added learning checklist to operating systems, web servers, task queues and 
+  monitoring pages.
 * Adding more logging resources.
 * Continuing to add learning checklists to sections such as servers.
 * Moving navigation options into meta tags on markdown pages.

task-queues.html

@@ -76,6 +76,24 @@ <h2>Why are tasks queues necessary?</h2>
 <p>scheduling periodic jobs such as batch processes</p>
 </li>
 </ul>
+<h2>Task queues learning checklist</h2>
+<p><i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i> 
+Pick a slow function in your project that is called during an HTTP request.</p>
+<p><i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i> 
+Determine if you can precompute the results on a fixed interval instead of
+during the HTTP request. If so, create a separate function you can call
+from elsewhere then store the precomputed value in the database.</p>
+<p><i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i> 
+Read the Celery documentation and the links in the resources section below
+to understand how the project works.</p>
+<p><i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i> 
+Install a message broker such as RabbitMQ or Redis and then add Celery to your 
+project. Configure Celery to work with the installed message broker.</p>
+<p><i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i> 
+Use Celery to invoke the function from step one on a regular basis.</p>
+<p><i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
+Have the HTTP request function use the precomputed value instead of the 
+slow running code it originally relied upon.</p>
 <h2>Task queue projects</h2>
 <p>The defacto standard Python task queue is Celery. The other task queue 
 projects that arise tend to come from the perspective that Celery is overly