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World Congress 2023 • Oct 23, 2023

Cloud as the new mainframe: why the cloud hype does not reflect the dev reality

Gerta Sheganaku , Waldemar Hummer

Is your shift to the cloud secretly killing your inner dev loop? Learn why remote execution acts like a 1960s mainframe and how local emulation reclaims developer productivity.

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#1 about 2 min

Introduction to cloud development hype versus developer reality

A discussion challenging the promised flexibility of cloud development compared to everyday development realities.

#2 about 3 min

Frustrations with deployment times in cloud application workflows

How constant packaging and wait times for remote environments disrupt continuous local iteration speeds.

#3 about 3 min

Debugging challenges inside closed source cloud native environments

How disconnected debugging tools and obscure execution logs force developers into frustrating trial-and-error routines.

#4 about 4 min

Comparing centralized mainframe history to modern cloud architectures

Exploring architectural similarities between legacy mainframes and modern cloud computing regarding poor developer iteration constraints.

#5 about 4 min

Navigating continuous environmental replication and cloud infrastructure waste

How duplicated cloud instances for individual feature branches lead to unused virtual environments and bloated budgets.

#6 about 3 min

Approaches to bridging local environments and remote cloud execution

Analyzing remote execution, cloud proxies, and local emulation models to optimize the daily coding feedback loop.

#7 about 2 min

Accelerating local iteration using the LocalStack emulation platform

Replacing external services with completely emulated local counterparts to improve testing speeds across continuous integration pipelines.

#8 about 3 min

Demonstrating local cloud application deployments using LocalStack emulation

A walk-through of provisioning containerized resources and executing requests entirely within a local developer instance.

#9 about 3 min

Community engagement, open-source resources, and audience Q&A discussions

Details on accessing open-source projects followed by community questions on multi-cloud support and collaborative state management.

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Challenging common developer expectations of public clouds

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1:11 min

Becoming adaptable to cloud development challenges

Holly Cummins · LIVE

7:33 min

Debunking common cloud-native application architecture myths

Jens Eickmeyer · LIVE

3:08 min

Comparing containers, cloud architectures, and serverless computing

Dominik Kress · LIVE

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