Auth0 Extend: A new way to extend SaaS applications beyond Webhooks

Pricing says 'call us'. That is a huge bummer. Basically means I won't invest the time to use this. Keep in mind I'm already an auth0 customer.

You might have seen Graphcool&#x27;s launch yesterday where they announced &#x27;inline functions&#x27;. Graphcool is running its users&#x27; code on their behalf right in the hot code path of their mutation pipeline. This means they&#x27;re able to run untrusted code in an isolated and low-latency manner and at scale.<p>You may have seen something similar before in Auth0 Rules [1]. That the two share similarities is no coincidence! Auth0 Rules and Graphcool&#x27;s &#x27;inline functions&#x27; use the same Webtask technology behind the scenes.<p>We packaged up this technology to provide the first and only &#x27;Extensibility as a Service&#x27; offering called Auth0 Extend [2]. Auth0 Extend builds on the familiar webhook model but removes the friction webhooks impose on user; no more standing up and managing servers just to handle webhook invocations. Auth0 Extend makes it trivial to transform a platform&#x27;s webhook integration into an in-platform custom code editing experience.<p>1: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;auth0.com&#x2F;docs&#x2F;rules" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;auth0.com&#x2F;docs&#x2F;rules</a> 2: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;auth0.com&#x2F;extend" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;auth0.com&#x2F;extend</a>

So... a business model around signed mobile code..? Neat, but I have many questions regarding safety: confinement, isolation, termination, resource management, etc. Shunting code around is the easy part... it&#x27;s preventing code from doing bad&#x2F;dangerous things that&#x27;s hard. Need more info.

Can someone explain to me in simple term. What kind of thing is this Auth0 extend, and why would i need this compared to service like heroku, zeit now, or something else?

Why do I see callbacks for completion instead of Promises in 2017? Promises are included in ES6 spec [0].<p>[0]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ecma-international.org&#x2F;ecma-262&#x2F;6.0&#x2F;#sec-promise-constructor" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ecma-international.org&#x2F;ecma-262&#x2F;6.0&#x2F;#sec-promise...</a>

18 points by &quot;producthunt.com employee&quot;

Why a PH link?