A shared file system for lambda functions

Re:A shared file system for lambda functions by Konohamaru on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @02:24AM (#23548381)

This is misdirection by naming, like how University of Phoenix is similar to Arizona State University, Phoenix. "Lambda functions" sounds like anonymous functions, but is actually referring to a proprietary interface to AWS Lambda™. They named it this way so that readers confuse AWS Lambda™ for programming lambdas.

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Re:A shared file system for lambda functions by QuinnyPig on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @02:31AM (#23548423)

One of AWS’s core competencies is being bad at naming things.

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Re:A shared file system for lambda functions by KaiserPro on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @02:46AM (#23548500)

with useless logos.

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Re:A shared file system for lambda functions by garethmcc on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @02:29AM (#23548414)

If anyone is initially fooled by the naming that illusion is broken very quickly after just a few seconds of looking into it so I doubt that this was an intentional act to trick people

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Re:A shared file system for lambda functions by Konohamaru on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @02:33AM (#23548429)

Lots of companies do what Amazon does. See University of Phoenix vs. ASU Phoenix campus.

Is it stupid? Yes, but advertising is generally geared toward human stupidity. More specifically, it's geared toward pointy-haired bosses who are being presented AWS Lambda™ who are thinking to themselves "well I heard a lot about lambdas, are these what my team meant?"

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Re:A shared file system for lambda functions by jdub on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @06:44AM (#23549922)

We can't design everything for people who couldn't figure out how to operate a toothbrush.

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Re:A shared file system for lambda functions by thecampfire on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @03:33PM (#23555703)

And that's why Lambda functions is capitalized.

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