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Comparing Digital Ocean to Vercel is apples to oranges. One is an app platform, the other isn't.

• reducesuffering 4y ago
  My comment is on a thread debating the speed-to-deliver and complexity of this traditional VPS Python deployment vs. other options. For many people on Hacker News trying to deliver a product fast, that's very relevant.
  • matsemann 4y ago
    Except that the time it takes to set up the project is negligible compared to actually developing it. So if it takes you 5 minutes and me 5 hours to have a new project up & running, that doesn't really matter in the end.
    • reducesuffering 4y ago
      I’ve done a 1 month MVP on each of these stacks, it’s not just the initial deployment. React is better integrated in Next, and you can get more done faster and simpler. DRF has poor async and is not an ergonomic practice in 2022, Flask requires lots else to build and maintain with weaker integration / community, and if you’re arguing why HTML templates are just as good, well, Fortune 500 and every HN startup has left it behind for good reason.
      • matsemann 4y ago
        In one instance you're talking about "HNers making a quick product", and the other you're talking about fortune500s. Two vastly different things with different needs. I'm also not arguing about the specific tech. It's irrelevant. If I know tech X, choosing tech Y because it's hipper or "faster to set up" helps nothing if it's slower because it's unknown to me.
• criley2 4y ago