Company
Date Published
Author
Yann Léger
Word count
764
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Function as a Service (FaaS) and Container as a Service (CaaS) serve as two distinct cloud-native deployment strategies, each offering unique advantages and challenges. FaaS is characterized by its vendor-specific implementations, requiring existing applications to be adapted and offering limited runtime control but excelling in scenarios involving specialized functions and event-driven processing. In contrast, CaaS provides standardized, portable solutions that facilitate the deployment of full web apps and microservices, granting developers higher flexibility and control over runtimes. The responsibilities of managing containers and runtimes differ significantly between the two, with cloud service providers handling these aspects in FaaS, while developers are responsible in CaaS. The Koyeb serverless platform allows for the deployment of both container-based and function-based applications, promising scalability, speed, and security, and encourages developers to leverage its features through integration with platforms like GitHub.