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The heroku example you're giving is exactly what developers doesn't want to see.
Because you see all the attractive stuff heroku provide and then you click on "learn more" and what you see ? "The position you are looking for could not be found, or is no longer available." ... awesome.
But otherwise it's a pretty accurate article