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> Serverless container services such as Heroku, Netlify, AWS ECS/EKS Fargate, Google Kubernetes Engine, and Azure Kubernetes Service IMO I don't think Heroku a
by pier25 6y ago
> Serverless container services such as Heroku, Netlify, AWS ECS/EKS Fargate, Google Kubernetes Engine, and Azure Kubernetes Service
IMO I don't think Heroku and others fit the serverless paradigm.
To me serverless is about automatic scaling of performance and cost.
With Heroku you need to provision capacity in advance, and you pay for it whether you use it or not. Heroku doesn't scale automatically either, you do that manually.
- k__ 6y agoAs far as I know Netlify is just a pretty wrapper around AWS services like Lambda, so I think, it should fit the serverless bill. But I don't know much about their pricing.
- pier25 6y agoYeah, sorry, I wasn't clear about which of those I meant. Netlify does definitely fit the serverless paradigm.
- nailer 6y agoExactly. This is a massive misunderstanding of what serverless is. I came here to write 'no, no, no' but you already have. > Serverless container services such as Heroku, ... AWS ECS/EKS Fargate, Google Kubernetes Engine, and Azure Kubernetes Service provide you with an environment where you can build a container Not building or managing a container is why you're using serverless.
- mping 6y agoHeroku does have autoscale capabilities based on avg response time. You set a min and max dyno count and off you go. It's as simple as it sounds but for run of the mill, follow-the-daytime apps it works.