# S3 is files, but not a filesystem

<https://calpaterson.com/s3.html>

- Host: [calpaterson.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/calpaterson.com/)
- Saved: March 11, 2024 (2024-03-12T01:09:16Z)
- Record: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/253286c9c5ec/
- JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/253286c9c5ec.json

## What Jamie wrote

This is a great dive into how S3 works and crucially how it is different. That extends into what it is truly great at and stuff you should avoid.

## Facts

- Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/)

## Appears in

- [WT280: Weekly Thing 280 / Canvas, Undersea, Documents](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/280/), Notable

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## Elsewhere

- Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://calpaterson.com/s3.html