That's interesting but definitely not a global use case. Most apps will require some sort of bug fixes and security updates. Even the linux kernel requires security updates and I do think that's some tight code right there =)
Not every app can be compiled-cached-served. I think 99% of them can't go that route.. Would love to see how you can run relatively dynamic code/functionality by the method you're suggesting.
I'm talking about the typical affiliate site that is SEO'd or run with PPC. Many of those don't require much and you can often do dynamic functionality without requiring a database.
I have one site where you can look up physical locations of the merchant. Instead of a database, there is a YAML file that is dumped into MemCache - doing a search hits that and I don't need to maintain any Postgres instances.
I see. So you do have a database (it's the YAML file) but I see how you're talking about keeping costs and maintenance on the lower side. Nice! So I guess the only thing you're worried about is if google algorithms change. Still, that won't happen to PPC.
I would love to find some good niches for PPC affiliate commissions. Do you have any examples ? ( don't have to be your sites..)
Not every app can be compiled-cached-served. I think 99% of them can't go that route.. Would love to see how you can run relatively dynamic code/functionality by the method you're suggesting.