File system based task queue management

A method of managing a task queue of a computer system, comprising:

• storing first code for performing a first task in a first file with a first time stamp in a queue directory of the computer system;
• storing second code for performing a second task in a second file with a second time stamp in the queue directory;
• and
• accessing one of the first and second code to perform a next task, the next task being determined dependent upon the first and second time stamps, wherein the first and second time stamps indicate when the first and second files, respectively, were stored.

A method of managing a task queue comprising:

• generating software program tasks by a first execution environment;
• causing executable files corresponding to the generated software program tasks to be stored in a queue directory which is accessible by the first execution environment and a second execution environment, wherein a file system associates each of the executable files with a time stamp indicating when each of the executable files were stored;
• executing the executable files by the second execution environment in an order indicated by the time stamp associated with each of the executable files;
• and
• removing each of the executable files after execution.