Ask HN: What language/framework is used to build the Amazon AWS web console?

6 points by jggonz 11 years ago | 6 comments

The Amazon AWS console feels like a combination of different code bases yet it works really well. Does anyone know what framework(s) or language is used to build the Amazon AWS web console?

zooso 11 years ago |

AWS console works really well ? It's one of the worst designed pieces of software I have ever used. Pretty much everybody who uses AWS heavily, switches to CLI after loosing their sanity working on the console.

PaulHoule 11 years ago | |

I dunno. It depends what parts you use. I find the S3 interface is painfully slow so I end up using either command line or GUI tools. On the other hand, I don't mind the interface for EC2. If you are doing big EMR jobs, however, you need automation to avoid blowing $15 on a bum cluster.

One thing I do know is that there are parts of the AWS console that look similar but that have differences of the sort that make me think the implementations are different.

stevekemp 11 years ago | |

I suspect this depends a lot on which parts you use - The route53 configuration is great, for example. Although I personally use git for that.

bbrian 11 years ago |

GWT, to some extent.

https://plus.google.com/photos/photo/112686186868556352991/5...

classicchins 11 years ago | |

GWT ? Google Web Kit ?

twerquie 11 years ago |

Angular