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I'm not entirely convinced that there isn't a better way. With AWS Lambda and alternatives able to run containers on demand, and OpenFaas, they all point to "a

I'm not entirely convinced that there isn't a better way. With AWS Lambda and alternatives able to run containers on demand, and OpenFaas, they all point to "a better way". [Edit] Parent comment is almost entirety completely different after that edit to what I responded to. But I think my point still stands. One day, hopefully in my lifetime, we shall see it.

api 3y ago
Yeah I do think lambda-style coding where you move away from the idea of processes toward functions and data are another possibly superior way. The problem is that right now this gets you lock-in to a proprietary cloud. There are some loose standards but the devil's in the details and once you are deployed somewhere it's damn hard to impossible to move without serious downtime and fixing.
- Too 3y ago
  How about Erlang? I can’t say I know it myself. It always looks good on paper. Strangely nobody uses it. There must be a catch that detracts from it?
  - api 3y ago
    People want to program in their preferred language, not be forced to use one language to have these benefits.
  - Izkata 3y ago
    I don't know it either, but a vague understanding I got in the past was the language itself wasn't very user-friendly. I think Elixir was supposed to solve that.
- happymellon 3y ago
  Completely agree, but that's where OpenFaas (or another open standard) comes in. Hopefully we should get OpenFaas and Lambda, in the same way we have ECS and EKS. Standardised ways to complete tasks, rather than managing imaginary servers. We are still early in the cycle.