It all depends on how your dev's compensation is structured. AWS has great reliability and a complete ecosystem of plug-and-play offerings that just work. And

It all depends on how your dev's compensation is structured. AWS has great reliability and a complete ecosystem of plug-and-play offerings that just work. And it's well documented. It sure is more expensive, but it's easier to achieve the same result. And faster. And keep in mind, the dev isn't footing the AWS bill. And isn't getting paid a penny extra for trimming down said AWS bill. Of course, if you add stocks to the compensation structure or a bonus based on cloud spending, that changes the incentives.