Top Links from Issue #170

The trade-offs with functionless integration patterns in serverless architectures by Alex DeBrie
A functionless (a.k.a. Lambda-less) integration pattern is where a direct integration between two AWS services is configured instead of using custom code in an intermediary Lambda function.

Lambda-less outbound HTTP requests on AWS serverless
I would argue that almost all applications make some sort of network requests. Be it to fetch a collection of items or perform a mutation of a resource. Network as means of transporting data is not exactly 100% reliable. Because of this, engineers employ various strategies to ensure data delivery.

Looking at LambdaShell.com after 3+ years by Zac Charles
This is a simple AWS lambda function that does a straight exec. Essentially giving you a shell directly in my AWS infrastructure to just run your commands. A security teams worst nightmare. Do whatever you want. Ultimate goal: take over the account, escalate privs or find some sensitive info.

Save more with DynamoDB table class
During re:Invent 2021, an announcement was made about Amazon DynamoDB with table classes which helps in saving cost for infrequently accessed items. Read about the announcement from AWS blog. Amazon DynamoDB announces the new Amazon DynamoDB Standard-Infrequent Access (DynamoDB Standard... aws.

Manage Your AWS Lambda Feature Flags Like a Boss by Ran Isenberg
This blog post is the third installment in my feature flags series. In this blog post I’ll provide a working process for getting a feature flag right in AWS Lambda: from design, to implementation, testing and all the way to production and retirement.