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Show HN: FaaStRuby 0.2 released – feedback appreciated

25 points by parruda 8y ago

Hey all, I just put out a new release. Would you spare a couple minutes to try and give some feedback? If you already have the gem installed, you will have to update it: gem update faastruby Tutorial => https://faastruby.io/tutorial.html https://faastruby.io/tutorial.html Top 3 Highlights - No more fiddling with git. - Functions are packaged, deployed and managed individually. - TESTS! Functions can have tests and they can be configured to run before each deploy, aborting if it fails. Thanks in advance!

chrisseaton 8y ago
...but what on earth is it? The post says nothing about what it is. The linked page says nothing about what it is. I work full time in the Ruby ecosystem and I have no idea what your project is. How can people forget to say what their project is at all?
- Twirrim 8y ago
  It's a remarkably common problem. So many open source projects fail to put the elevator pitch in their README.md or landing page for their site. You're apparently supposed to just guess?
- realusername 8y ago
  Same for me, I worked with Ruby as well and I don't get what the project is supposed to be about.
- deleted 8y ago
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- ksec 8y ago
  >How can people forget to say what their project is at all? Exactly, we barely have time to read what's new, let alone spending time digging into what this "new" thing is suppose to be.
- bdcravens 8y ago
  Sounds like I'm in the minority that saw the name and assumed right away it was FaaS (Functions as a Service) for Ruby? (Though to be sure, a project will live or die based on the quality of the documentation)
  - chrisseaton 8y ago
    What does the 't' stand for, though? I thought it was fast-ruby to start with https://github.com/JuanitoFatas/fast-ruby https://github.com/JuanitoFatas/fast-ruby.
    - bdcravens 8y ago
      I assumed it was just put in there to be clever :-)
      - bdcravens 8y ago
        Looking at the website it almost looks like FaaS + Ruby
    - parruda 8y ago
      It is fast, but with 2 a's :P https://faastruby.io https://faastruby.io
ellie42 8y ago
A short description about the purpose of the gem would be appreciated. Couldn’t find it neither on the website, nor in this post.
fpanettieri 8y ago
Is this some kind of serverless host for ruby? I agree you need a single line that express what this is. "Zeit Now, but for ruby / rails!" or something like that
- parruda 8y ago
  Yes, this is a serverless platform for Ruby. I will work on that pitch!
schappim 8y ago
For those wondering what this is, it’s Ruby Functions as a service. Setup is Heroku-esque in ease of setup. This is a great service!
parruda 8y ago
Sorry guys, my bad! FaaStRuby is a fast, lightweight and scalable serverless platform built for Ruby developers. I will add that to the tutorial page as well.

25 points by parruda 8y ago

chrisseaton 8y ago

...but what on earth is it? The post says nothing about what it is. The linked page says nothing about what it is. I work full time in the Ruby ecosystem and I have no idea what your project is. How can people forget to say what their project is at all?

Twirrim 8y ago
It's a remarkably common problem. So many open source projects fail to put the elevator pitch in their README.md or landing page for their site. You're apparently supposed to just guess?
realusername 8y ago
Same for me, I worked with Ruby as well and I don't get what the project is supposed to be about.
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ksec 8y ago
>How can people forget to say what their project is at all? Exactly, we barely have time to read what's new, let alone spending time digging into what this "new" thing is suppose to be.
bdcravens 8y ago
Sounds like I'm in the minority that saw the name and assumed right away it was FaaS (Functions as a Service) for Ruby? (Though to be sure, a project will live or die based on the quality of the documentation)
- chrisseaton 8y ago
  What does the 't' stand for, though? I thought it was fast-ruby to start with https://github.com/JuanitoFatas/fast-ruby https://github.com/JuanitoFatas/fast-ruby.
  - bdcravens 8y ago
    I assumed it was just put in there to be clever :-)
    - bdcravens 8y ago
      Looking at the website it almost looks like FaaS + Ruby
  - parruda 8y ago
    It is fast, but with 2 a's :P https://faastruby.io https://faastruby.io

ellie42 8y ago

A short description about the purpose of the gem would be appreciated. Couldn’t find it neither on the website, nor in this post.

fpanettieri 8y ago

Is this some kind of serverless host for ruby? I agree you need a single line that express what this is. "Zeit Now, but for ruby / rails!" or something like that

parruda 8y ago
Yes, this is a serverless platform for Ruby. I will work on that pitch!

schappim 8y ago

For those wondering what this is, it’s Ruby Functions as a service. Setup is Heroku-esque in ease of setup. This is a great service!

parruda 8y ago

Sorry guys, my bad! FaaStRuby is a fast, lightweight and scalable serverless platform built for Ruby developers. I will add that to the tutorial page as well.