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SLAppForge Sigma
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Nothing to install
Sigma is completely browser-based, so all you need is a web browser (which you already have).
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Only supports NodeJS at the moment
Serverless apps in Sigma are currently confined to NodeJS as the programming language (both v6.10 and v8.10), although more languages like Go and Python may be supported in the future.
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Free demo AWS accounts for tryouts
No AWS account? No problem. Just click 'Request Demo Account Information' and get hold of demo AWS account credentials to get started.
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Lack of support for non-listed AWS services
Since Sigma internally handles resource configurations and permissions, it is currently difficult to integrate with services that are not yet listed in the Supported Resources section of the IDE.
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You can get started with just a browser, AWS account and GitHub account
Sigma needs just an AWS account (for deploying your serverless app) and GitHub account (for saving your code and generated configurations). But even if you don't have either or both of them, you can still get started with a free demo account or one of the ready-made samples.
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Lack of customizability for power users
Since Sigma handles all resource creation, build and deployment configurations internally, it does not offer much customizability for power users - although this may change in the future.
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Ready-made samples - no GitHub account needed
Even if you don't have a GitHub account, or are still too skeptical to authorize Sigma to access your account, you can still deploy one from the range of ready-made samples right away without having to log in with GitHub.
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Just out of beta
Sigma is relatively new (came out of beta only very recently) so it may not be fully production-ready.
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Rich support for NodeJS, including the latest 8.10 on AWS
Sigma already fully supports NodeJS 8.10, introduced for Lambda functions by AWS very recently (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/node-js-8-10-runtime-now-available-in-aws-lambda/), in addition to the earlier 6.10.
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Near-zero configurations
Sigma fully automates the definition of entities, their associations (such as function triggers) and the related permissions (e.g. AWS IAM), so all you need to do is to drag them in and write your code.
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Define your infra on-the-go
With Sigma, you can define your entities - buckets, databases, queues, APIs, etc. - as and when you encounter them in your code (reusing the previously defined ones when necessary). This ensures a seamless development experience, without any jump-arounds among multiple dashboards, documentation pages and configuration files.
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Serverless by design
Sigma itself is based on serverless principles; everything runs in your web browser, and all services and application logic are deployed into your own serverless provider account (say AWS). There is no backend, and hence no outages.
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One-click build and deployment
Builds and deployments are fully automated in Sigma, using serverless technologies; just click a button, and everything is airborne within minutes.
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GitHub integration
Sigma seamlessly integrates with your GitHub account, so you can save and reload your projects from GitHub at any time. Sigma can also load public projects from any GitHub URL or profile, so sharing your latest adventure with your colleagues is just a matter of sharing your GitHub URL.
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Incremental deployments
With Sigma, you can stick to your familiar dev cycle (develop one feature, deploy it, streamline it, redeploy, move on to the next, and so on). Sigma will keep track of all changes and ensure that nothing gets left out, right up to the final deployment.
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Super-fast testing
Sigma recently introduced a testing feature which is way faster than the testing options offered by the native AWS Lambda console.
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'Try Now' with no registration
While the signup is just two hassle-free steps, Sigma also offers a demo mode where you can experience most of its features with zero overhead.
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Already integrates with a myriad of AWS services
Sigma already supports a wide range of serverless-friendly AWS services - including S3, DynamoDB, API Gateway, SNS, SQS, and so on - with much more coming up in the near future.
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Microsoft Azure Functions
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No server maintenance
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Chains you to a vendor
When developing anything, it's best to be vendor independent. Tightly coupling your design to a vendor is just asking for trouble.
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Deploy from Visual Studio
You can deploy apps directly from Visual Studio.
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Supports various languages
JavaScript, C#, F#, Python, PHP, Bash, Batch, and PowerShell
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Google Cloud Functions
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Supports multiple languages
Cloud Functions, as of this writing, supports JavaScript, Python, Go and Java.
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Limited languages and dependencies
Only the set of languages explicitly supported by Cloud Functions can be used; for more flexibility, I would highly recommend Google's other serverless environment, namely Cloud Run.
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Supports multiple sources of events
Cloud Functions can be triggered from PubSub and from HTTP events, for example.
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Frictionless to create
There is an inline editor in Google Cloud for writing and submitting/deploying cloud functions, so while it is possible to store a Cloud function as code in a repository you can try and experiment without getting to that point.
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Google App Engine
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Not a core Google product faces uncertin future
Google is notorious with flipping on technology directions, this product is clearly not the focus of Google.
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Increases application speed considerably
Google App Engine integrates with Google's CDN out of the box and it distributes your application's assets through that, increasing loading speed considerably.
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Expenses are very hard to control
The monitoring for expenses is limited at best.
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Easy to use
Google App Engine is very easy to use. All you need to do is install the SDK (which in itself is easy as well, and the documentation is very heplful) and run the command needed depending on the type of project to deploy it. For example, to deploy a golang application, you run golang deploy inside the project folder and it will be automatically deployed.
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Problematic support even in the paid grade
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No SQL database available
Google App Engine uses Google's NoSQL cloud database. There's no option to use a SQL database with your application.
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Cloud Run
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Flexible
The system supports arbitrary code and dependencies, since it is based in containers rather than a particular programming language. This makes it far more flexible than most of the other options which require a specific language.
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Portable
The code doesn't need to make any Google-specific assumptions and can be easily deployed in other kinds of environments and frameworks.
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Secure
Cloud Run includes Identity & Access Management (IAM) integration, so that it is possible to limit access to specific microservices rather than granting wide access.
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Cost effective
Google's pricing for Cloud Run involves only charging when the service is in use, with the ability for the service to scale-down-to-zero, making it economical to use Cloud Run with microservices and websites that receive relatively low or spiky traffic.
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