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by hrjet 4585 days ago
I like App-Engine and now that there are open-source, API compatible alternatives, there is no lock-in to worry about either.

The biggest drawback for App Engine is lack of async support. The only ways to scale are: multiple-threads (slow) or multiple instances (costly).
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enneff 4584 days ago
Or you can use Go and get high performance concurrency in a single-threaded instance. The best of both worlds. ;-)
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alooPotato 4572 days ago
Can you explain this a bit more? Specifically what async type tasks can you not perform?
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