Comment on Remind HN: Heroku will delete all free dbs and shut down all free dynos MondayparentComments−ocdtrekkie3ySure, but move it elsewhere later. And who doesn't keep a copy of the code they deploy?−blep_3yStudents who are learning to build things on these platforms... and have not yet learned about version control or backups the hard way.−adesanmi3yIt’s a good thing those students have access to thousands of dollars of free credit for AWS/Digital Ocean/Azure, etc.Not to mention if whatever they are working does take off, those companies would throw extra credits to these students.I think they’ll be fine.−ocdtrekkie3yWell, then it's excellent they are learning this now and not later. The best time to learn about making backups is when you start programming, the second best time is today.−chris_wot3yThen they need to learn!
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Sure, but move it elsewhere later. And who doesn't keep a copy of the code they deploy?
... and have not yet learned about version control or backups the hard way.
It’s a good thing those students have access to thousands of dollars of free credit for AWS/Digital Ocean/Azure, etc.
Not to mention if whatever they are working does take off, those companies would throw extra credits to these students.
I think they’ll be fine.
Well, then it's excellent they are learning this now and not later. The best time to learn about making backups is when you start programming, the second best time is today.
Then they need to learn!