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The term "serverless", to me, makes as much sense as "No Software" (Salesforce) did back then: none. I do get the point of "you're not managing any actual serve
by rbinv 6y ago
The term "serverless", to me, makes as much sense as "No Software" (Salesforce) did back then: none. I do get the point of "you're not managing any actual servers", but still.
- michaelbuckbee 6y agoIf it's helpful think of it as "less servers".
- mritchie712 6y agoor "servers you don't manage / have to think about"
- jhpriestley 6y agoor "servers you don't control / can't debug / pay extra for"
- adyus 6y ago"Nacho server" (not your server) also works.
- tealpod 6y agoSounds better than misleading "serverless". Whoever named it as serverless deserves a Nobel price for confusion.
- lock-free 6y agoI think 'stateless' is better jargon that conveys what the servers can/can't do when rolling out a service using them.
- yoz-y 6y agoJust today I’ve heard an explanation: “you pay per request instead of per instance”.
- paxys 6y ago"Cloud" = you aren't managing a physical server "Serveress" = you aren't managing a logical server
- NationalPark 6y agoYou know what he's talking about though, seems like the word did its job fine.
- kd0amg 6y agoHaving had it explained to me later, yes, but when I first heard the term I thought it was a rebranding of standalone desktop applications rather than something that involves servers.
- Jestar342 6y agoServer-concern-less. I.e. you don't need to concern yourself with provisioning, nor maintaining, a server as that part of the process has been abstracted away from you.