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0 pointsadamors4y ago0 comments

This argument may have worked in the years before Heroku (or Docker even) but it’s really outdated in 2021.

Then you have the myriad of static site hosts that also take 2 clicks to host something without even having to write any code.

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selfhoster114y ago

You must have not worked with small non-profits with zero technical expertise and zero budget for hiring a consultant/permanent paid staff. Heroku is overcomplicated, and Docker/static sites (or the command line/running a server of any kind) might as well be alien technology. Some orgs know just that little.

adamorsOP4y ago

I don't see how PHP fits into your example either.

Who is writing the code in the first place? They're uploading existing code to a shared host through FTP but then who wrote the code? Is it a prepackaged Wordpress? But then Wordpess hosts already exist.

If the developer is giving them a zip to upload, why can't the developer handle the deployment as well?

You moved the goalposts so far that the example doesn't make any sense anymore.

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