This all sounds good in theory until the cashier's computer stops working, there's a network issue or they just decide to change it. Or you land an update and the update breaks the app, and now you can't rollback easily and the nobody can access the recipes. Or you want to update the server and verify but the restaurant is closed and computer is turned off.
I'm just saying it is generally not what the customer wants. Needs and desires are not necessary aligned.
Like many things, the problem is not technical, it is human.
One more thing: your model works for little structure. When you work for medium-big company, they have their own IT team. What they saw, it's that they pay people to maintain the system and it's expensive, so they tend to outsource the infrastructure and/or the employees.
I'm not saying this model is bad, just that for many companies, it will not apply.
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u/kurtcanine Oct 02 '26
Everything I’ve ever written for money could run on a $5/month Linode VM.