Show HN: ServerlessFORM – no back end for a simple form needed (serverlessform.com) 3 points by w1zeman1p 9y ago ↗ HN
[–] flukus 9y ago ↗ This is about as severless as "the cloud". There are still server just other peoples.That doesn't make it useless, just misleading.Edit - I guess I should be clear, this was a short rant about the term "serverless", not the product itself, which looks quite nice for static sites. [–] w1zeman1p 9y ago ↗ Fair point. My goal was to make something so that static sites that need a simple email or contact form don't need to setup anything serverside. [–] Freak_NL 9y ago ↗ Calling it serverless when there is in fact a server feels weazily though. That taints your product. [–] smt88 9y ago ↗ > That doesn't make it useless, just misleading.I don't necessarily agree. The most popular usage of "serverless" is as a label for things like AWS Lambda.Again, in that situation, there is a server, but it requires zero configuration by the user. This product has the same pros/cons.
[–] w1zeman1p 9y ago ↗ Fair point. My goal was to make something so that static sites that need a simple email or contact form don't need to setup anything serverside. [–] Freak_NL 9y ago ↗ Calling it serverless when there is in fact a server feels weazily though. That taints your product.
[–] Freak_NL 9y ago ↗ Calling it serverless when there is in fact a server feels weazily though. That taints your product.
[–] smt88 9y ago ↗ > That doesn't make it useless, just misleading.I don't necessarily agree. The most popular usage of "serverless" is as a label for things like AWS Lambda.Again, in that situation, there is a server, but it requires zero configuration by the user. This product has the same pros/cons.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 23.8 ms ] threadThat doesn't make it useless, just misleading.
Edit - I guess I should be clear, this was a short rant about the term "serverless", not the product itself, which looks quite nice for static sites.
I don't necessarily agree. The most popular usage of "serverless" is as a label for things like AWS Lambda.
Again, in that situation, there is a server, but it requires zero configuration by the user. This product has the same pros/cons.