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I don't really understand serverless, but if it's running a process in response to a request, then of course there's still a server, because something received
by recursive 6y ago
I don't really understand serverless, but if it's running a process in response to a request, then of course there's still a server, because something received that request.
FCGI has a server running. And serverless has a server running, as long as its listening for requests.
- jacobsenscott 6y agoThe running server is a server you don't pay for.
- recursive 6y agoSo the truth is revealed. The real technology of serverless is an innovation in billing models.
- codyb 6y agoServerless architectures rely on some sort of gateway run by their cloud provider as their always on listener which spins up a process for your function when needed. Essentially it’s a collective pooling which is cheap enough that it can be offered for “free” to the entity creating a serverless workflow.