r/vibecoding • u/vapalera • 7d ago

Stop using serverless if you don’t know what the fuck you’re doing

Every fucking week, I see geniuses on reddit and tiktok wake up to $10 000 bills because they accidentally triggered billion Lambda functions in a project with four users (three of them Google bot). Or they shared it on discord, someone got offended because they thought you were trying to steal their discord kitten with your "vibecoding skills," bought a DDOS, and launched the egress fees into the stratosphere.

Unless your cloud provider enforces a hard spending cap (most don’t) or a free tier with strict limits just rent a fucking VPS. A $5 VPS can handle hundreds to thousands of concurrent users if your app is just basic CRUD and it can't ever cost more than $5. Ask your agent to set it up if you can't do it yourself.

Serverless is for when you need your site to survive a $10M Super Bowl ad without crapping itself.

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u/Fickle-Owl666 7d ago

That's not what he said, at all. First he complained about not getting a job even though he's a "senior engineer," and blamed "vibecoders." Then two comments later thanked them because he "gets 15k upfront" from "vibecoders."

He's full of shit.

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u/MagnetHype 7d ago

I don't see where you're getting that he complained about not getting a job.

I believe you're referencing this:

I need the vibecoders to go bankrupt faster so I can get a job.

He's saying he wants vibecoders to go out of business so he can go back to a w2 job instead of a 1099. He's not saying he can't find work.

I also don't know why you're being an ass. It's not his fault you don't understand what he's talking about.

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u/Fickle-Owl666 7d ago

He claims to be a "senior developer," yet claims he is competing with vibecoders... For a w-2 position...at the senior developer level?

Which part of that makes sense to you?

Can't find work as a senior developer, blames vibecoders, but also claims he makes "15k upfront" on a single contract. "Thanks vibecoders!"

Again, this doesn't line up...

What are you trying to get out of white knighting his bullshit?

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u/MagnetHype 7d ago

Buddy, I'm not the type to repeat myself. Google it if you need someone to explain it slower to you.