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I don't see any benchmarks showing this as "faster." Seems like a pretty serious claim.

From the Firebase JavaScript SDK, I can do one thousand individual gets with a 3.4k payload at 1-2ms each. http://jsfiddle.net/katowulf/8wkon62c/

Mileage varies, of course, but I'd love to see a benchmark I can run side by side that can beat those numbers. I can't even get close with a simple GET, which returns in 86ms.

We all have agendas; being obvious is a refreshing change.

I'd argue there's a maintenance cost to consider as well. Functions are "serverless" from the dev point of view, where the dev needs to maintain App Engine services, scaling strategies, and so on. It's basically the next step up in the abstraction chain: On prem (you build) > Compute > App Engine > Functions.

A lot of the join functionality can now be simulated by using functions to effectively create views or map reduce data to distilled output. We've got a lot more to come on this front. Functions was just first on the list.

Was that intended to be humor? DynamoDB is to Firebase as a CSV file is to a personal computer.

Hang in there, you've got a year to figure out what's next. They're slipping out the door with good style at least.

Sigh. There should be a Snopes for Hacker News.

And yet, if they made a cheaper iPhone, I'd probably buy it without much thought about how it was made. Oh technology, thy double-edged sword of irony.

I agree in every respect, but also hesitate to say lives "worse" than our own. Different indeed, but I don't have an inkling of how to understand any of the varied Chinese cultures or social classes. Nor can I fully appreciate what would be required to compare the quality of those lives, with such different belief structures and goals.

I can only see a beautiful soul snuffed out and wonder why he chose that route. But then, even that is skewed by my culture of freedom and my religious beliefs.

"Everyone knew people who had them, knew how awful they were..."

I wonder how you substantiate these claims if you've never been part of that generation?

While I'm not against vaccines and only possess a healthy skepticism of modern medicine--I recognize that it's as much commercial as about solving problems, and therefore will be pressured by corporate politics in some fashion--I was also a kid when measles were prevalent.

In our community, before the vaccinations were prevalent, it was commonplace to have a "measles party." If someone got the measles, you went over and exposed your whole family to get it done, since it's much more damaging to adults (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#cite_note-15) and better to get "immunized" early.

So speaking from experience, I can't say how "horrible it was;" they were treated no differently than influenza and are certainly no more dangerous, at a rate of 0.3% deaths, compared to usual influenzas at 0.1%.

We still love our amazing community and don't have any plans to change this. We'll work hard to stay accessible and active.

So, it's still a work in progress. I don't think this is a surprise.

> Based on the typical work schedule, activity levels, and metabolic rates of astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS), the MIT researchers estimated that a settler would have to consume about 3,040 calories daily to stay alive and healthy on Mars.

Sounds like a McDonalds hamburger could take care of this.

And yet here we are...

And it uses Firebase, my favorite real-time service! Awesome stuff gents.

And one advantage to this is that it anything that can view a web page can reach it. I don't have to ask my grandma to install an app on her phone to get a picture on her desktop computer from me : )

Maybe it would be appropriate to ask him why he was against it before deciding he's anti-LGTB. I'd imagine that, being an intelligent and capable human being, he deserves the consideration of hearing his case before you knock him off the pedestal.

I doubt that vehement hatred of 7 million people's views will sway them to the cause either. It's just a bit hard to convince people to respect your beliefs while dancing atop their own--narrow-minded or otherwise.

Great, insightful article for techies; very interesting insight into your business strategy and R&D. Thanks for sharing!

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world (or the ocean). Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

May Ms. Mead be with us always.

A great looking tool! Can't wait to try it out on a few hundred projects :)

I wonder how Steam reviews will factor into the ratings on steam?

I guess that all depends on when Amazon starts accepting bitcoins...

Le sigh. "Regrets concerns the reports may have caused" but yanno, not the oops, privacy didn't matter to us. LG: The place where customers are still numbers and lawyers get to write the press releases?

If you want to write code instead of back ends, this is the tool for you. Don't waste a minute dealing with servers and databases and real-time technologies. Just get Firebase and build your product.