Re:Docker isn't serverless
by shakna on Wednesday August 24, 2016 @02:57PM
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Yet, if we do not have clearly defined definitions, then we may as well not be speaking at all.
A clear description of Docker encapsulates it as a container.
A clear description of Lambda explains its relationships with functions and statelessness.
Using a term abstractly, in such a way that it can collide with a word that for all intents and purposes appears to be its opposite [0], shouts to a degradation of language use. Metalanguage is in use within various fields, to make it easier to communicate concepts. Here, using a nonstandard word without clear meaning is pointless.
That this is being discussed is proof enough for me that the word is ill-suited to its task.
[0] "I deployed a serverless stack that serves up information from our database."
A clear description of Docker encapsulates it as a container.
A clear description of Lambda explains its relationships with functions and statelessness.
Using a term abstractly, in such a way that it can collide with a word that for all intents and purposes appears to be its opposite [0], shouts to a degradation of language use. Metalanguage is in use within various fields, to make it easier to communicate concepts. Here, using a nonstandard word without clear meaning is pointless.
That this is being discussed is proof enough for me that the word is ill-suited to its task.
[0] "I deployed a serverless stack that serves up information from our database."