“Lambda and serverless is one of the worst forms of proprietary lock-in” (2017)

Re:“Lambda and serverless is one of the worst forms of propr... by chimprich on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @07:22AM (#19084635)

> If you’re running node x.x on your own backend, you can choose to simply keep doing so for as long as you want, regardless of what version the cool kids are using these days.

What do you mean by your own backend? Your own physical hardware, your own rented hardware, your own EC2 box, your own Fargate container?

What if you get an office fire, a hardware failure, a network outage, a required security update, your third party company goes out of business, etc.?

There's no such thing as code that doesn't need to be maintained. Lambdas (and competitors) probably require the least maintenance of the lot.

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Re:“Lambda and serverless is one of the worst forms of propr... by hinkley on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @05:08PM (#19090450)

It’s not the quantity of maintenance that’s at issue. It’s the lack of ability to schedule that maintenance.

GP is talking about unplanned maintenance, which is a huge problem in many industries, like air travel (any transportation, really), or software.

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