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Better Job Scheduling

standard cron syntax is dumb

something better?

take one

  • every day at 14:00
  • every third minute
  • at 12:00 on fri
  • at 12
  • during hour 12 , every minute
  • during hour 12,17
  • 14:1-30:00
  • every 14:1-30:00 if friday

take two

  • when friday at 14:1-30:00
  • when year 2011 at :*
  • when january and friday at 13:01
  • when feb-jan and monday or fri
  • when year 2000-2009 at
  • when //1
  • when ::*/10 and mon-fri