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Re:An Update on Heroku by sarreph on Friday February 06, 2026 @10:57AM (#46914412)
Surely it's a typo and they meant "sustainable"?

Otherwise IMO such an odd word choice. Definition:

>> providing physical or mental strength or support

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Re:An Update on Heroku by shortsightedsid on Friday February 06, 2026 @11:23AM (#46914820)
Sustaining is used in Engineering to mean that it's now post-GA and there is no further development. The platform is not End of Life but there are no more features planned.
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Re:An Update on Heroku by sebiw on Friday February 06, 2026 @10:58AM (#46914425)
Sustaining as in sustaining their shareholders.
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Re:An Update on Heroku by muzani on Saturday February 07, 2026 @08:02AM (#46923515)
They meant what they wrote. Merriam-Webster's definition: "to support the weight of"

It means they're transitioning to the absolute minimum to keep it alive and nothing more. That could, in worst cases, mean firing everyone except one guy, or using AI to keep it alive.

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