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I didn't say the technology is DOA. Just the current offers which seem locked in to specific vendor implementations. The current BaaS offers are too intrusive a

• BraveNewCurency 10y ago
  > good enough To whom? I see many people who need a trivial amount of server logic. Right now, they can do one of 3 things: - Use a random site who may or may not radically change their business model in the new few years. - Pay $5/month for a VPS, then get forcibly dragged up the learning curve of becoming a full-time sysadmin - Pay pennies for Lambda Is there a reason to re-write your backend? No. Is there a reason to consider it on your next project? Possibly.
  • dragonwriter 10y ago
    > To whom? I see many people who need a trivial amount of server logic. Right now, they can do one of 3 things: Since any site "may or may not radially change their business model" at any time, you really only list two substantive options: (1) Use an VPS, or (2) Use Lambda But, really, there's a more choices: (1) Use a VPS or IaaS (with full sysadmin overhead), (2) Use a PaaS (like Google AppEngine) and avoid sysadmin overhead (but probably have more code than a "serverless" function host like Lambda), or (3) Use a "serverless" function host like Lambda You probably don't want to do #1, since for low-volume and trivial logic its (1) comparatively expensive, and (2) high sysadmin and programming overhead compared to the other options. #2 is lower overhead (particular on the sysadmin side), but still more than #3. But possibly cheaper (e.g., if the requirements fit within the free quotas for AppEngine.) #3 may be the best solution for some things, but its not as stark as a choice as you present it to be.