API gateway all the things… it’s annoying at times, but I don’t want to have to manage a dbs… or write SQL.

Of course, there’s always some data store to manage, but I prefer the ones with fewer switches and easier scaling (like DynamoDB).

In the end, it’s a matter of preference. I prefer writing custom map reduce functions, you prefer SQL indexes.

Honestly, the amount of requests and data I’m handling for personal projects could be easily handled by the filesystem… so, ddb is great and I stay free tier… like always.