Re:Spire.io: A New Platform For Serverless Apps That Work On...
by pbnjay on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @12:14PM
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I love how using the term "serverless" for a backend provider immediately confuses me about the actual product. Win?
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Re:Spire.io: A New Platform For Serverless Apps That Work On...
by rickmb on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @04:10PM
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Not so much confusion as setting off by BS-alarm.
It's basically like calling a taxi a "driverless" form of transport, just because you don't do the driving.
Re:Spire.io: A New Platform For Serverless Apps That Work On...
by g0su on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @12:43PM
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Although I agree with your point, it didn't confused me at all. I've clearly understood that it was "serverless" in the sense that I don't have to build the server.
Re:Spire.io: A New Platform For Serverless Apps That Work On...
by pbnjay on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @02:27PM
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My point is that I had to read way too much to figure out that they meant they provide the server, for what is actually a "serverfull" application.
Just reading the headline, it makes me think that they've somehow built a P2P "serverless" framework for hosting a mobile app. Which does sound intriguing to me, but it's not what they're offering.
Re:Spire.io: A New Platform For Serverless Apps That Work On...
by Void_ on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @12:18PM
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They want you to build server-less apps, so they provide the server. It makes sense.
Re:Spire.io: A New Platform For Serverless Apps That Work On...
by samtp on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @12:27PM
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But the apps aren't "server-less". The server is just controlled by a different party.
Re:Spire.io: A New Platform For Serverless Apps That Work On...
by rohansingh on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @12:30PM
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Agreed. These apps are "serverless" in the same sense that outsourcing development makes your application codeless.