<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>The author built a task scheduling microservice in Java using Spring Boot, Redis, and Kafka.</li><li>Tasks are stored in Redis using a ZSET with the execution time as the score, allowing for time-ordered scheduling.</li><li>The microservice includes features like fault tolerance, priority queues, and metrics monitoring using Micrometer and Prometheus.</li><li>The author emphasizes that Java, in combination with Redis and Kafka, can create a reliable task scheduling system without the need for Kubernetes or Celery.</li></ul>

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