Arthur BesseMA to Good News • 2 years agoHeroku to stop offering free planssdtimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square5arrow-up17arrow-down10
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minus-squareArthur BesseOPMAlink4•2 years agobecause heroku is a giant single point of failure and their free plan was always just a predatory penetration pricing play
minus-squareoverflowlink1•2 years agoyeah but them shutting down doesn’t solve any of that and as long as you’re fully aware of the risks of using a centralized service it’s completely fine
minus-squareArthur BesseOPMAlink3•2 years agothem shutting down their free plan exactly solves the problem of that particular predatory tactic enticing people to use their service. it means that in the future less websites i visit will be hosted there. imo that is good news!
how is this good news?
because heroku is a giant single point of failure and their free plan was always just a predatory penetration pricing play
yeah but them shutting down doesn’t solve any of that and as long as you’re fully aware of the risks of using a centralized service it’s completely fine
them shutting down their free plan exactly solves the problem of that particular predatory tactic enticing people to use their service.
it means that in the future less websites i visit will be hosted there. imo that is good news!