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>[serverless computing] closely parallels past advances in programmer productivity, such as the transition from assembly language to high-level programming lang

by rlyshw 8y ago

>[serverless computing] closely parallels past advances in programmer productivity, such as the transition from assembly language to high-level programming languages Is this serious? The author seems to imply that we can just abstract away the entire internet in the same way we abstracted away copper wires.

TomMarius 8y ago
But we did, didn't we? How is modern serverless different from shared LAMP hostings of the past?
- scarface74 8y ago
  Shared lamp hosting didn’t give you the security, scalability or isolation that lambda gives you.
  - TomMarius 8y ago
    The implementation was lacking, but the concept is nearly identical.