Budget Bytes: The biggest myth about building apps for under $25

Shireesh Thota challenges the idea that building an app for under $25 is unrealistic, and frames the real constraint as making deliberate architecture and service choices.

Overview

The video focuses on cost-aware cloud design, calling out a few concrete approaches that can keep an application budget-friendly:

• Using free tiers where they fit
• Choosing serverless/consumption-based services to avoid paying for idle capacity
• Making “smarter architecture choices” to reduce ongoing hosting and operational costs

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