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# [FastAPI Background Tasks vs Pub/Sub vs Cloud Tasks: When to Use What](https://blog.madhav.dev/fastapi-background-tasks-vs-pub-sub-vs-cloud-tasks-when-to-use-what?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

S01E04 of FastAPI in Production

Aug 4 · 5 min read · blog.madhav.dev  
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Production patterns for backend engineers who are tired of hello-world tutorials.

Senior full-stack engineer and engineering lead with 5+ years building cloud-native systems at scale. I write about the things the docs don't cover — GCP, FastAPI, Terraform, event-driven architecture, and AI-powered backends. No hello-world demos.

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