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Spire.io: A New Platform For Serverless Apps That Work On Web & Mobile

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Re: Spire.io: A New Platform For Serverless Apps That Work On Web & Mobile

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Post by samtp »

Void_ wrote: post #3
pbnjay wrote: post #2

I love how using the term "serverless" for a backend provider immediately confuses me about the actual product. Win?

They want you to build server-less apps, so they provide the server. It makes sense.

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 Web & Mobile

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Post by rohansingh »

samtp wrote: post #4
Void_ wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They want you to build server-less apps, so they provide the server. It makes sense.

But the apps aren't "server-less". The server is just controlled by a different party.

Agreed. These apps are "serverless" in the same sense that outsourcing development makes your application codeless.

Re: Spire.io: A New Platform For Serverless Apps That Work On Web & Mobile

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Post by g0su »

pbnjay wrote: post #2

I love how using the term "serverless" for a backend provider immediately confuses me about the actual product. Win?

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 Web & Mobile

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Post by jtchang »

I have no problem with these new backend as a service providers. Parse, FireBase, Spire.io, etc. The problem I have is what happens when you have all your data hosted with them and they go away. You are stuck either rebuilding the same API they had or migrating to another provider.

That said I have used Parse and it is amazing at how fast you can get up and running. I will definitely be giving Parse a good look when I spin up my next app (whether it be at a hackathon or otherwise). For now though my attitude is cautious optimism.

And what really is the end game in all this? A lot of these have similar APIs. What's to prevent you from just copying the API (hope that they are deemed uncopyrightable).

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