Top Links from Issue #109
This issue was published on September 29, 2020
You don't want to manage "a towering edifice of stuff" đĽ
In this issue, we're advised to think serverless instead of Kubernetes, learn how to choose the right messaging system, and get a new approach to stateful serverless. Read the full issue...
Most Popular Links
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Serverless Framework V2
We recently released our first (minimal) set of breaking changes in the Serverless Framework, in over 4 years, prompted by deprecating support for old Node.js versions. These breaking changes are included in the new v2 release.
Serverless by Serverless
⥠An important improvement just landed with v2.3.0
My favorite serverless project
When's the last time your first project in a new technology was also your favorite? Doesn't happen very often ...đ¤ It happened to me in November 2018.
Choosing between messaging services for serverless applications by James Beswick
Most serverless application architectures use a combination of different AWS services, microservices, and AWS Lambda functions. Messaging services are important in allowing distributed applications to communicate with each other, and are fundamental to most production serverless workloads.
Should you ditch Serverless for AWS CDK? by Miguel A. Calles MBA
The Serverless Framework is the most popular framework for building serverless applications, but does how it compare to the new AWS CDK? In July 2019, AWS announced its own framework Cloud Development Kit. AWS CDK is a framework to deploy serverless applications and any AWS resource.
Honorable Mentions
There are so many great blog posts, tutorials, use cases, and more shared each week by the #serverless community, that picking just a few to feature is really hard. So here are some other honorable mentions chosen by our readers.
The Complete AWS Lambda Handbook for Beginners (Part 2)
In Part 1 of our Complete AWS Lambda Handbook for Beginners, we gave a refresher on the fundamentals of AWS Lambda and what is AWS Lambda. In this post, weâll look at AWS Lambda pricing, some interesting Lambda facts and examples of great AWS Lambda use cases in your serverless application.Â
Microservices guru says think serverless, not Kubernetes: You don't want to manage 'a towering edifice of stuff' by Tim Anderson
Sam Newman, a consultant and author specialising in microservices, told a virtual crowd at dev conference GOTOpia Europe that serverless, not Kubernetes, is the best abstraction for deploying software. Newman is an advocate for cloud.
Building Serverless Microservices â Picking the right design by Laur
Well, in the last article, we built a serverless microservice. But one microservice on its own doesnât do much âby designâ. In this post, we will start accelerating our microservice game, by adding a âsimpleâ requirement that will shape our system.
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About the Author
Jeremy is the CEO and Founder of Ampt and an AWS Serverless Hero that has a soft spot for helping people solve problems using serverless. He frequently consults with companies and developers transitioning away from the traditional âserver-fullâ approach. You can find him ranting about serverless on Twitter, in several forums and Slack groups, hosting the Serverless Chats podcast, and at conferences around the world.
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