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		bdcravens on Sept 23, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Serverless: slower and more expensive If we really want easy, we’d all be writing ColdFusion or Visual Basic.

coldtea on Sept 23, 2019 | [–]

If we valued productivity, and those were indeed easier, then we should.

There's no real pride in not valuing easy if it's also good.

wolco on Sept 23, 2019 | [–]

Why did we move away from VB? Great for writing for a single platform.

Cold Fusion had issues that would prevent it from taking over.

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