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It seems like the CDN companies are suddenly(1) becoming App Platforms in a big way. “Computing at the edge” is going from expensive, meme AWS re:Invent buzzwor

by jitl 4y ago

It seems like the CDN companies are suddenly(1) becoming App Platforms in a big way. “Computing at the edge” is going from expensive, meme AWS re:Invent buzzword to fun and easy — with no AWS in sight. I hope this deal works out well for the Glitch employees! 1: I know it’s been years in the making, but I’m still slinging Docker containers in a single AWS region.

PedroBatista 4y ago
They are trying to do to the Cloud what the Cloud providers did to on-premises iron and "legacy" hosting providers.
- pjmlp 4y ago
  And the wheel of re-innovation turns yet again.
chadlavi 4y ago
I doubt it's going to be a payday for glitch employees stock-wise, but hopefully fastly is a good place for them to work.
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- truthwhisperer 4y ago
- onmobile2022 4y ago
  Not going by their Glassdoor reviews. I know it is not a reliable source and its incentives are all wrong, but I've never seen a more damning set of reviews for any tech company
  - nickfromseattle 4y ago
    A company I worked for was acquired by a software holding company, and I am pretty sure they have the worst GlassDoor ever. https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Idera-Inc-Reviews-E317065.htm https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Idera-Inc-Reviews-E317065....
    - baobob 4y ago
      You're right, this definitely wins. I'm so sorry for you :) This one made me laugh: > - Idera Inc has an anagram: Acridine. Here are some facts about Acridine: > ○ It's a colorless (and probably soulless) solid obtained by dousing a foul smelling compound (coal tar) in a destructive liquid (sulfuric acid) > ○ Both it and its homologues are weakly basic > ○ Acridine is a skin irritant
  - wantsanagent 4y ago
    I've just read through several pages of reviews and while there are criticisms and red flags it does not rise to the level of 'most damning reviews of any tech company' that you imply.
    - mosquitobite 4y ago
      maybe he meant the glitch glassdoor reviews.
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- skeeter2020 4y ago
  > Every single Glitch employee chose to stay with the company through the transition Not to be overly negative but IME this is always the immediate case. A more accurate measure is how many are still with you a year from now.
marban 4y ago
More like content companies, not nec. app providers.

by jitl 4y ago

PedroBatista 4y ago

They are trying to do to the Cloud what the Cloud providers did to on-premises iron and "legacy" hosting providers.

pjmlp 4y ago
And the wheel of re-innovation turns yet again.

chadlavi 4y ago

I doubt it's going to be a payday for glitch employees stock-wise, but hopefully fastly is a good place for them to work.

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truthwhisperer 4y ago
onmobile2022 4y ago
Not going by their Glassdoor reviews. I know it is not a reliable source and its incentives are all wrong, but I've never seen a more damning set of reviews for any tech company
- nickfromseattle 4y ago
  A company I worked for was acquired by a software holding company, and I am pretty sure they have the worst GlassDoor ever. https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Idera-Inc-Reviews-E317065.htm https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Idera-Inc-Reviews-E317065....
  - baobob 4y ago
    You're right, this definitely wins. I'm so sorry for you :) This one made me laugh: > - Idera Inc has an anagram: Acridine. Here are some facts about Acridine: > ○ It's a colorless (and probably soulless) solid obtained by dousing a foul smelling compound (coal tar) in a destructive liquid (sulfuric acid) > ○ Both it and its homologues are weakly basic > ○ Acridine is a skin irritant
- wantsanagent 4y ago
  I've just read through several pages of reviews and while there are criticisms and red flags it does not rise to the level of 'most damning reviews of any tech company' that you imply.
  - mosquitobite 4y ago
    maybe he meant the glitch glassdoor reviews.

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skeeter2020 4y ago
> Every single Glitch employee chose to stay with the company through the transition Not to be overly negative but IME this is always the immediate case. A more accurate measure is how many are still with you a year from now.

marban 4y ago

More like content companies, not nec. app providers.