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The main point of the article was to pick the right tool for the job. The poster even mentions they are using EC2 for videos instead of wedging it into GAE.

Of course Heroku can be easier if you're using Ruby/RoR, but again using Ruby means Heroku is the right tool. Heroku is useless for someone that wants to use Java or Python to build their site.

At the end of the day a real entrepreneur doesn't care what's cool or hip and instead one focuses on the end product and how he can deliver it.




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