Top Links from Issue #189
This issue was published on May 24, 2022
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In this issue, we get two new serverless platforms, a serverless debugger, and a type-safe serverless microservices framework. Read the full issue...
Most Popular Links
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Solutions Architect Tips: How to Build Your First Architecture Diagram by Allen Helton
Last week I ran an experiment. I had a sticky note on my desk labeled āArchitecture Diagramsā. Whenever I was in a meeting, if I said I can draw a diagram for that, I wrote a tick mark.
5 ways to speed up your Lambda function by Enrico Portolan
Letās face it, AWS Lambda is one of the first services you learn while trying Serverless and yet there are always new ways to tweak it. In this blog post, I will explain 5 methods to improve the execution time of your Lambda function. Why does it matter? For two main reasons:
Introducing Swarmion š, a Type-safe Serverless Microservices Framework
The serverless computing paradigm introduced a lot of opportunities to create more scalable and cost-efficient software, but it also came with its own challenges, some of which we harshly experienced.
ServerlessDebugger is at your service!
Today we are announcing the release of our ServerlessDebugger! Serverless technology brings great new features but comes with a great hassle, debugging. Replicating usage data, mocking resources, and the AWS environment is time-consuming and hard to achieve.
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.
Koyeb is a serverless platform that integrates with your GitHub repository by Romain Dillet
Koyeb has evolved quite a lot since I first covered the startup. The company is still focused on serverless infrastructure. But it now offers a general purpose serverless platform that you can configure through a simple āgit pushā command, or using Docker containers.
ServerlessQ 1.0. - Let the Slow Launch Begin š
ServerlessQ allows you to create message queues without the need and overhead of a cloud provider. You can simply re-use your existing Vercel, Netlify, or similar APIs and we'll queue & retry your requests. I explained in detail the tech approach to how we did that.
Building a Simple, Reusable, Function to Query DynamoDB by Elizabeth Choi
Iām very fond of making little, reusable utility methods to solve common programming problems I have.
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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 āserver-fullā 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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