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This looks like a neat service. Browsing through it it was hard to get a sense, what exactly is the use case other than a digital playground. Is this meant to b

This looks like a neat service. Browsing through it it was hard to get a sense, what exactly is the use case other than a digital playground. Is this meant to be used for something production-level or just fun a tool to play/explore/experiment with?

Yahivin 10y ago
We're currently in beta right now but long term we expect to provide a production grade service on par with AWS, Heroku, and DigitalOcean (complete with paid plans).
- marktangotango 10y ago
  This bears explanation.
  - etamponi 10y ago
    The free-tier, that is the only one available now, allows you to develop all sort of applications already: you can hook up a database through an external provider or through SQLite, you have a few megabytes (128MB) of storage and you can customise your application as you want (using JavaScript and compiled-to-JavaScript languages for now, but more are coming!). Larger applications require more "benefits", just to name a few: more disk space, a dedicated database, more cpu/ram, a less aggressive cleanup when not used (we put your app to sleep if it has not been used for 5/10 minutes). Of course additional features are needed. We provide what you see now for free, and we will charge for some of the features that are coming. We expect to cover pretty much any requirement that a developer can have when developing a web application. This is a big bet, but... well, if it wasn't, it weren't worth to play :)
stephenboyd 10y ago
I'd like to use something like this for making and iterating user-testable prototypes with team members who might not know how to use version control, text editors, IDE's, etc. I work with smart entrepreneurs and designers who can can do some technical stuff, but shouldn't need to spend their time googling installation instructions and git commands.

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This looks like a neat service. Browsing through it it was hard to get a sense, what exactly is the use case other than a digital playground. Is this meant to b

by madebysquares 10y ago

Yahivin 10y ago
We're currently in beta right now but long term we expect to provide a production grade service on par with AWS, Heroku, and DigitalOcean (complete with paid plans).
- marktangotango 10y ago
  This bears explanation.
  - etamponi 10y ago
    The free-tier, that is the only one available now, allows you to develop all sort of applications already: you can hook up a database through an external provider or through SQLite, you have a few megabytes (128MB) of storage and you can customise your application as you want (using JavaScript and compiled-to-JavaScript languages for now, but more are coming!). Larger applications require more "benefits", just to name a few: more disk space, a dedicated database, more cpu/ram, a less aggressive cleanup when not used (we put your app to sleep if it has not been used for 5/10 minutes). Of course additional features are needed. We provide what you see now for free, and we will charge for some of the features that are coming. We expect to cover pretty much any requirement that a developer can have when developing a web application. This is a big bet, but... well, if it wasn't, it weren't worth to play :)
stephenboyd 10y ago
I'd like to use something like this for making and iterating user-testable prototypes with team members who might not know how to use version control, text editors, IDE's, etc. I work with smart entrepreneurs and designers who can can do some technical stuff, but shouldn't need to spend their time googling installation instructions and git commands.