Top Links from Issue #266

This issue was published on February 13, 2024

Low Latency Serverless Runtime 🚅

In this issue, JavaScript gets another new runtime, CodePipeline finally supports branch-based development, and we learn what to expect from serverless. Read the full issue...


Most Popular Links

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awslabs/llrt
LLRT (Low Latency Runtime) is a lightweight JavaScript runtime designed to address the growing demand for fast and efficient Serverless applications. - GitHub - awslabs/llrt: LLRT (Low Latency Runtime) is a lightweight JavaScript runtime designed to address the growing demand for fast and efficient Serverless applications.

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Lambdalith’s and Function URLs — A Microservice Match Made In Heaven by Serverless Advocate
In this article we are going to talk through the dreaded Lambdalith, and how we can reimagine it alongside Lambda Function URLs to create a private domain service. We will also talk through the pros and cons of this approach.

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Drop the layers, bundle up with ESBuild instead
I’ve seen a lot of posts around the problems that Lambda Layers bring. A very good one is called You shouldn’t use Lambda Layers by AJ Stuyvenberg. In this post AJ explains the myths and cons of using Lambda Layers.

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Rethinking Serverless: The Price of Convenience by Sync
As is the case with many concepts in technology, the term Serverless is abusively vague. As such, discussing the idea of “Serverless” usually invokes one of two feelings in developers.

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The Untold Story: Why AWS Lambda Defaults Lack Atomicity in Changes by Omersh
We are managing our lambdas using serverless framework which bundling the code using serverless-python-requirements plugin and under the hood serverless translate the stack into Cloudformation stack and apply the changes.

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.

Part 2: Refactoring applications visually using Event Driven Architectures by Richard Keit
Following on from our earlier blog on refactoring applications, we’re going to explore the hands on process of refactoring the application using newly released AWS tools.

CodePipeline supports additional trigger filters and new execution modes
AWS CodePipeline V2 type pipelines now support additional pipeline trigger filters, and two new pipeline execution modes: Parallel and Queued. Pipeline trigger filters enable customers using sources from GitHub.com, GitHub Enterprise Server, Bitbucket.com, GitLab.

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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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