Top Links from Issue #237

This issue was published on June 6, 2023

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Most Popular Links

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There is no right or wrong, as long as it works - Actually how you use DynamoDB makes a lot of difference!
Some time ago a friend of mine asked me for advice about a serverless app he was working on. He had always worked as frontend developer but due to some layoffs in his company he had to fix/add features to the backend too.

Should you use Lambda containers? by Samuel Durand
A while back, when AWS announced Lambda support for containers, my first reaction was to dismiss it as something to be used only as a last resort, typically if you really wanted to use a language not supported out of the box, such as Rust or PHP.

Embracing the ‘Serverless First’ Approach through Progressive Decomposition by Daniel Vaughan
In the evolving landscape of cloud architecture, businesses continually seek ways to optimize their development processes and operational efficiency.

AWS Lambda Concurrency when SQS FIFO Queue as Trigger
It is a very common pattern that you use a Lambda function as the consumer of a SQS FIFO queue. Also SQS FIFO is one of the few services that supports message ordering.

Power up your serverless application with AWS Lambda extensions
AWS Lambda service comes packed with impressive features that might still be new to you. One of them is the ability to run additional code side-by-side with the handler code. This feature is called extensions.

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.

4 Security Risks That Make Your Unsecured Lambda Functions Vulnerable
When writing serverless functions, the developer oversees the code, the application logic, and the application layer configurations while co-managing shared security responsibilities with a serverless computing provider, in this case, AWS Lambda.

Serverless is the future of PostgreSQL by Matt Asay
PostgreSQL has been hot for years, but that hotness can also be a challenge for enterprises looking to pick between a host of competing vendors.

Cloudflare Enhances Performance for Serverless Database D1 by Renato Losio
Cloudflare recently announced a revamp of its serverless relational database D1. Built on top of SQLite, D1 has a new architecture that provides better read and write performances and support for JSON functions.

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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 “server-full” 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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