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and released as open source in 2008. The program was originally developed by

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, now the former lead developer for Twitter. It speaks the

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protocol for maximum cross-platform compatibility. Any language that speaks

can take advantage of Starling’s queue facilities. Starling has been written in

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References

External links

Starling project on github
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