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I regularly review design from teams that turn reading a file from S3 and putting into into a database into, well, something that requires a design review. Some horrific monstrosity of step functions, lambdas, and glue. All because they've been told that serverless is the correct way to build "scalable" software.

If every time you add a new feature to your application you also have to add new infrastructure, I feel very, very strongly that you're doing it wrong. Sometimes? Sure. Every time? Embarrassing.

Cloud providers are surely pleased as punch that there is now an entire generation of developers that will argue vehemently that infrastructure that only grows over time is not only healthy, but the best way to build scalable software.

I have no idea what to call it other than "Marketing Material Driven Development".

parent goostavos 3 years ago

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