Top Links from Issue #177
This issue was published on February 22, 2022
Ice Cold Starts and S3 Backups đ„¶
In this issue, Elastic and Amazon play nice, we learn about "ice cold starts", and Netlify Graph is introduced. Read the full issue...
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Serverless â Microservices by Paul Swail
There are some concepts or terms in software engineering that folks often assume are either synonymous or that one implies the other, when often neither of these are true. I read an article earlier this week describing how Test-Driven Development (TDD) â Unit Tests which got a hard agree from me.
Announcing Netlify Graph: A faster way for teams to develop web apps with APIs
New Command Palette to help you work faster in the Netlify UI Joel Cloralt
Ice Cold Starts
Cold starts are often the first thing developers hear about when they start exploring in the world of Serverless. Although there are a dizzying array of takes on the subject, fundamentally a few things are true: However not all cold starts are equal.
Netlify Graph Aims to Simplify External API Integration in Web Apps by Sergio De Simone
Netlify Graph provides a new GraphQL-based approach to integrating distinct APIs to build a Web app that strives to reduce the inherent complexities in mixing different data models, response formats, authentication schemes, and so on. InfoQ has spoken with Netlify head of ecosystem Den Delimarsky.
Building for the 99% Developers by Jean Yang
âTrickle-downâ tooling is aspirationalThe mythThe realityWhat to do about itThere is no gold standard development environment  The mythThe realityWhat to do about itThe goal is progress, not perfectionThe mythThe realityWhat to do about itA good demo doesnât show the Day 2 snagsThe mythThe r
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.
Why you should upgrade to Serverless 3
If you haven't read about the release and what's included in this update, I highly recommend you read both the beta release announcement and the full release announcement first as they give a good overview of all the changes.
Single or Monolith Serverless Functions - What should you choose?
The term Software Engineering first appeared in the 1960s and today we have close to 27 million software developers across the globe. With our lives surrounded by apps, the need for quality software is growing. Afterall, better the code, better the app.
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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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