Top Links from Issue #218
This issue was published on January 24, 2023
Is ChatGPT better at serverless than you? đ¤
In this issue, AWS SAM goes all linty, event-driven apps get some visuals, and we look at why ChatGPT is doing more harm than good. Read the full issue...
Most Popular Links
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DynamoDB/NoSQL by Almir Mustafic
Since the UTC format goes down to the microseconds precision, it does not really give you any value if you want to create an index around this UTC format attribute. How can this DynamoDB approach help you in the future?
Simplifying internal AWS Lambda APIs by Dan Wakeem Jarvis
Lambda APIs appear to be a really awesome feature on lambda that is going quietly under the radar. But if I am being honest it is probably because the execution is really confusing on top of the APIs not be marketed that hard. đ
Document your event-driven architecture by David Boyne
When you dive into event-driven architecture you will see one of the main benefits is âloosely coupledâ services. In fact many people will say âproducers should not know about consumersâ, this is technically true⌠but overlooked.
Use ChatGPT to automatically reply to emails using AWS lambda functions and Simple Email Service by Shruti Tirpude
How amazing it would be if we can leverage chatGPT to respond to emails, imagine a scenario where a user gets an email, AWS lambda function reads it and using ChatGPT, a reply is automatically sent without human intervention.
âĄď¸Serverless Frameworks for 2023 by Sebastian Bille
In this post, we'll look at some of the most popular frameworks for building serverless applications on AWS, including their features, strengths, and weaknesses. We'll also look at examples of how each framework can be used to build an example application.
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.
How DAZN uses AWS Step Functions to orchestrate event-based video streaming at scale by Corneliu Croitoru
This blog is co-authored by Russ Johnson at DAZN, and Corneliu Croitoru and Chris Fane at AWS.
Multithreading in AWS Lambda, Part 1: Performance Scaling by JV Roig @ Cascadeo
AWS Lambda (and serverless and Functions-as-a-Service (Faas), in general) is the best way to run code. Most of the operational overhead is not your responsibility (i.e., no servers to administer). Whatâs not super obvious, though, is how to scale performance in Lambda using multithreading.
Serverless Latency: Understanding and Reducing the Delay by Daniele Frasca
Serverless computing has become increasingly popular in recent years due to its ability to scale on demand and provide a pay-per-use model for computing resources. At AWS re:Invent 2022 - Keynote with Dr.
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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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