[kondro]

This basically is just a an application with steps that are checkpointed when they progress in a shared database (that's abstracted away from you).

It's considerably simpler, less magical and cheaper than the equivalent Step Function-style implementation would be.

[jasonthorsness]

Sounds like a step in the right direction. I would like to see an all-up dashboard of everything in the shared state, and good control over upgrades (maybe a mode where in-progress functions can complete on version 1, even if new functions are getting kicked off on version 2, etc.)