Best of Cloud — December 2025

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    Avatar of motherduckMotherDuck·22w

    Stop Paying the Complexity Tax

    Most organizations don't need massive distributed data systems. The industry has over-engineered solutions for edge cases, forcing everyone to pay a complexity tax for scale they'll never require. Modern single-machine databases can handle what previously required distributed systems, with machines now offering 192 cores and 1.5TB of memory. By separating storage (cheap, infinite object storage) from compute (ephemeral, cloneable instances), and designing for the common case of small data with occasional big compute needs, teams can achieve better performance with dramatically simpler architecture. DuckDB exemplifies this approach by focusing on the complete user experience, not just query performance, while MotherDuck extends it with cloud durability and per-user isolation through individual database instances that spin up in under 100ms.

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    Avatar of youtubeYouTube·23w

    Is Golang still a growing programming language?

    Go remains a stable, growing language in 2024-2025, ranking 4th in JetBrains' promise index and 3rd in GitHub open-source growth. Primary use cases include cloud infrastructure, API/RPC services, and CLI tools. While it dropped from 7th to 11th in TIOBE rankings, GitHub activity shows consistent upward trends. Go developers earn competitive salaries ($76k-$500k), though job postings often emphasize infrastructure roles over explicit Go positions. The language excels at building AI infrastructure but lacks native ML capabilities. Adoption is steady rather than explosive, with professional developers favoring it more than learners.

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    Avatar of hnHacker News·21w

    Bye Bye Big Tech: How I Migrated to an almost All-EU Stack (and saved 500€ per year)

    A developer shares their complete migration from US-based tech services to EU-hosted alternatives, detailing specific tool replacements across email, cloud storage, password management, AI, hosting, and productivity. The Proton ecosystem replaced Google Workspace, 1Password, and Notion, while Scaleway replaced AWS/Azure, and Mammouth provided multi-model AI access. The migration resulted in €528 annual savings (from €83/month to €39/month) while improving privacy and data sovereignty. Challenges include limited alternatives for social platforms, blogging (still using Substack), and occasional reliance on Google search and Claude Code.

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    Avatar of phProduct Hunt·22w

    Vibe Pocket: Run AI agents like Claude Code, Codex, Opencode on mobile

    Vibe Pocket is a cloud-based platform that enables running CLI AI agents on mobile devices and web browsers. It supports over 15 AI coding agents including Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, and others. Users can connect their GitHub repositories, select an agent, and develop from any device. The platform includes terminal access for running commands and apps, plus the ability to access running web applications directly within the interface.

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    Avatar of vercelVercel·24w

    Rust runtime now in public beta for Vercel Functions

    Vercel has launched public beta support for Rust runtime in Vercel Functions, powered by Fluid compute. The native runtime includes HTTP response streaming, Active CPU pricing, increased environment variable limits (64KB vs 6KB), and automatic integration with Vercel's logging and monitoring systems. Developers can get started using Cargo.toml configuration and the vercel_runtime crate, with starter templates available for basic and Axum-based deployments.

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    Avatar of techlinkedTechLinked·25w

    Microsoft, Please Stop.

    Windows 11 users face bugs including invisible login buttons and slower File Explorer performance despite updates. Amazon and Google launched a service simplifying multi-cloud connectivity between AWS and Google Cloud. OpenAI is testing ads in ChatGPT conversations, while a study found 21% of AI research peer reviews were likely AI-generated. Hardware news includes the IO X2 gaming handheld with AMD Ryzen AI Max Plus chip, AMD's accidentally leaked Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor, and Netflix removing casting support from newer Chromecast devices. India mandates pre-installed government security app on all smartphones, and Japan unveils a $385,000 human washing machine capsule.

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    Avatar of laravelLaravel·25w

    Laravel November Product Releases

    Laravel's November updates include WebSockets powered by Reverb now generally available on Laravel Cloud, Valkey in developer preview for high-performance caching, and a new Canada region. Forge adds AWS EBS gp3 volume provisioning and PostgreSQL 18 support. Nightwatch introduces rewritten documentation and enforceable multi-factor authentication. Laravel 12.x ships with scheduling improvements, new validation rules, queue worker pause/resume commands, and interval helper functions. Boost adds Gemini support and Sail integration, while MCP introduces _meta field support across tools and prompts.

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    Avatar of dotnetsquad.NET·21w

    What is .NET Core & Why it replaced .NET Framework?

    .NET Core replaced .NET Framework to address modern development needs. While .NET Framework was Windows-only, tightly coupled to IIS, and slow to innovate, .NET Core introduced cross-platform support (Windows, Linux, macOS), high performance, open-source licensing, and cloud/container-friendly architecture. Microsoft strategically shifted all future development to .NET Core (now unified as .NET 5+), leaving .NET Framework in maintenance-only mode for legacy enterprise systems. For modern APIs, microservices, or cloud applications, current .NET versions (8, 9, 10) are the recommended choice.

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    Avatar of techworldwithnanaTechWorld with Nana·24w

    12 Networking Fundamentals Every Engineer Should Know

    Networking fundamentals are explained through the evolution of a fictional travel booking website from a single server to a complex cloud system. The content covers IP addresses and DNS for device identification, ports for application routing, subnets and routing for network segmentation, firewalls for security, and NAT for private-to-public address translation. It then progresses to cloud concepts like VPCs, containerization with Docker including bridge and overlay networks, and Kubernetes orchestration with pods, services, and ingress. The core principle is that fundamental networking concepts remain constant across physical servers, cloud infrastructure, containers, and orchestration platforms, even as the tools evolve.

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