Burnt $72k testing Firebase and Cloud Run and almost went bankrupt

Re:Burnt $72k testing Firebase and Cloud Run and almost went... by walrus01 on Thursday December 10, 2020 @07:20AM (#25372886)

Yes I would agree that having automatic-scaling set to effectively infinite by default is not the best choice for the end user who is paying.

But for the cloud operator, when somebody's runaway application results in a $15,000 bill that has to be paid, sure...

As to whether letting people's runaway things scale up infinitely is an intentional choice, I couldn't say.

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Re:Burnt $72k testing Firebase and Cloud Run and almost went... by reddit_clone on Thursday December 10, 2020 @01:56PM (#25377050)

For me the needle swings towards Malice, away from Mistake on this one. At the very least callousness

Add to the long list of disappointments at humanity:

- Late fees were a big part of BlockBuster's business.

- Police departments factor traffic fines into their budget.

- Thousand other dark patterns that are unethical but not illegal.

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