So much truth in this. We've been doing some work with Elastic Beanstalk lately, and - while it certainly does one or two things that are extremely clever and

So much truth in this. We've been doing some work with Elastic Beanstalk lately, and - while it certainly does one or two things that are extremely clever and useful - in the end it just feels like this bizarre mix of complete magic and incredibly convoluted arcana. Everything feels very out of our control and locks us into an ecosystem that considerably limits our choices and flexibility (unless we invest the time in becoming experts in EB, which really isn't particularly something we have the time for). And, as the author of this post says, the security ramifications, while orthogonal, are also deeply troubling.