[ydant]

[parent comment was edited, it originally mentioned SimpleDB]

Speaking of SimpleDB, we still use it. It's amusing how it's basically swept under a rug at AWS. It's never mentioned, barely documented, but continues to work. It's a pretty good product for what it is - a very simple key/value store where you don't need/want to manage provisioned throughput, costs, keys, etc.

The way they handle SimpleDB makes me respect AWS and feel more comfortable on some other services we also rely on that seem close to abandoned (like ElasticBeanstalk).

However, as a counter-point, they are killing OpsWorks with what feels like a fairly short notice, so I'm also a bit cautious about how long they'll maintain services.

[whoknowswhat11]

Yeah, I didn’t want to distract but in my use case simpledb was even a fit after first dynamodb release for a reason I forget. Even more they took it totally off marketing after depreciating it but the hammer never dropped! Absolutely love this. The ec2 classic termination was actually a bit surprising in that context.

[aitchnyu]

They added Python 3.11 last month. Why do you call it close to abandoned?

[ydant]

Re: ElasticBeanstalk - it's just a feeling, and hopefully not correct - it just doesn't feel like it's one of their primary focuses, and seems suspiciously stable overall. There's nothing I particular want them to add, though, so maybe it's "perfect".

I love it, though - it's been a great boon for our small team - allowing for a painless hands-off deployment strategy that's worked great (largely unchanged) for almost a decade.