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We're happily using Heroku in prod. One nice thing for us is that we also use Heroku CI so our tests run on the same infrastructure as prod, and the pricing fo
by bvirb 4y ago
We're happily using Heroku in prod.
One nice thing for us is that we also use Heroku CI so our tests run on the same infrastructure as prod, and the pricing for Heroku CI is just based on usage with no concurrency limits so everyone can have their CI runs across all their branches happening at the same time. We tried Github Actions when Heroku CI was ahem "down" and it was slower & more expensive + the concurrency limits meant we had to wait in line to get a CI run though. Nobody else seems to use or even talk about it though, so either we have a crazy CI setup or Heroku just never marketed it.
We occasionally do the math to see if Heroku is still a good deal and the answer is always that the amount of time we estimate we're saving on devops more than pays for itself in extra time spent on app development. There's a break-even where that will no longer be the case, but as engineering & devops get more and more expensive Heroku seems like a better and better deal.
The scariest part isn't really the product itself but all the recent talk about how it's a ghost town and nobody works there anymore. It's a great product but I do hope they start innovating again.
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