Docker, AWS, VPS, and more — understand the infrastructure AI tools recommend and set up your dev environment.
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When you have AI write code for you, it keeps suggesting "just deploy to Vercel." But what is Vercel? How is it different from shared hosting or AWS? This article compares PaaS (Vercel and friends) against shared hosting, VPS, and cloud (IaaS) across cost, flexibility, and operational overhead. We also walk through the major services --- Vercel, Netlify, Render, Railway --- and show you which one fits your use case.
When you ask Claude Code or ChatGPT about setting up a development environment, there's a good chance they'll suggest Docker. But what exactly is Docker? Do you really need it? This article explains why AI recommends Docker, provides a decision flowchart to determine if you need it right now, covers the essential concepts, and shows you alternatives so you can start coding without Docker.