Top Links from Issue #204
This issue was published on October 11, 2022
Abstractions are really hard! đĽ¸
In this issue, AWS re:Invent session reservations go live, event schema validation gets even more important, and we see what happens when abstractions go wrong. Read the full issue...
Most Popular Links
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Skip The Lambda Function, Connect Directly To Your AWS Services by Allen Helton
Serverless is a never ending process of constant improvement. Improving a design. Reducing latency. Optimizing APIs for developer experience. Minimizing costs. You get the picture.
Serverless Analytics, Part 1: Cheap and Scalable Terabyte-level Analytics! by JV Roig @ Cascadeo
So far, Iâve talked about how serverless web app architectures can save you a ton of money compared to traditional âserverfulâ deployments.
Enterprise Amazon EventBridge Schema Validation by Lee James Gilmore
This article covers why I believe we should enhance the basic Amazon EventBridge schemas generated through schema discovery for true âpublisherâ and âconsumerâ schema validation, using OpenAPI 3.
AWS CDK - Best Practices From The Trenches by Ran Isenberg
What is AWS CDK? AWS CDK lets you build reliable, scalable, cost-effective applications in the cloud with the considerable expressive power of a programming language I think AWS CDK revolutionized how we create resources in the cloud.
Saga Pattern for Orchestrate Distributed Transactions using AWS Step Functions by Mehmet Ăzkaya
In this article, we are going to implement Saga Pattern for Orchestrate Distributed Transactions using AWS Step Functions.
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.
An Opinionated View of AWS SAM Connectors by Allan Chua
A newer version of AWS SAM CLI (1.59.0) was released two days ago. Its changelog indicates new capabilities associated with AWS SAM Connectors. SAM connectors are constructs designed to reduce the complexity of authoring IAM permissions that adhere to the least privilege principles.
DynamoDB VS MongoDB: Detailed Comparison by Shivang Chauhan
In this post we will try to see what are the main differences between two databases, DynamoDB and MongoDB, although it is not proper to say something like âDynamoDB VS MongoDBâ and there is no point in comparing these two databases because the power of any database depends on its use case, both
Boost your lambda serverless power using Powertools
There are many positive aspects to serverless technology, but how can you truly comprehend what is happening with your AWS Lambda functions in terms of performance, cold start effects, error handling, and tracing?
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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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