Modern playbook:
1. Build janky open source code base
2. Sell compute to run it
3. Build features that create compute lock in (vercel is a master at this)
1. Build janky open source code base
2. Sell compute to run it
3. Build features that create compute lock in (vercel is a master at this)
Spend seed round investments on building a solid software but not building an income stream that can satisfy investors, thus not receiving any new funding and let the company die.
Maybe there is a class of developer out there that doesn't get spooked by that but it definitely has created an adversarial place for Vercel in my mind. I feel like I need to be careful when touching anything Vercel have touched so that I don't fall into a trap.
I'm calling this situation Fauxpen Source. The recent moves definitely feel anticompetitive or at least trying to force you into using their products
I'm migrating to vite+vike (next/nuxt like experience for any framework)
[1] https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/deploy...
Beyond the runtime limitations, it is poorly designed and requires you to effectively write a router when the rest of the system has automatic routing assembly