Top Links from Issue #269
This issue was published on March 5, 2024
The Mighty Lambda-lith đż
In this issue, AWS makes some meaningful incremental improvements, Mistral goes GA on Bedrock, and Cloudflare announces a Firewall for AI. Read the full issue...
Most Popular Links
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When to use API Gateway vs. Lambda Function URLs
âLambdalithâ is a monolithic approach to building serverless applications where a single Lambda function serves an entire API, instead of one function per endpoint. Itâs an increasingly popular approach. It provides portability between Lambda functions and container applications.
JimmyDqv/serverless-handbook
Welcome to My Serverless Handbook. I'm Jimmy Dahlqvist, cloud architect and developer with deep-rooted passion for serverless and event-driven design.
Comparing design approaches for building serverless microservices by James Beswick
This post is written by Luca Mezzalira, Principal SA, and Matt Diamond, Principal, SA. Designing a workload with AWS Lambda creates questions for developers due to the modularity that can be expressed either at the code or infrastructure level.
DynamoDB errors: handle with care! (pt 1) by Pete Naylor
It's a story as old as time: how can a remote database client be sure that a mutation was successfully committed? Okay, the old as time part might be a little grandiose - but it's true that any time you talk to a database over a network, you're introducing some complexity.
ServerlessHorrors
ServerlessHorrors is a simple blog where you can read all the horror stories of serverless. Yikes! Made by Andras who is working on an open-source & self-hostable Heroku / Netlify / Vercel alternative called Coolify.
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.
Advanced Serverless Techniques V: DynamoDB Streams vs. SQS/SNS to Lambda by The SaaS Enthusiast
The SaaS Enthusiast¡Follow8 min read¡Just now--ListenShareUsing DynamoDB Streams to trigger AWS Lambda functions directly versus using an intermediary service like Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) or Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) before invoking Lambda functions can depend on various f
My Serverless Handbook - My serverless journey on AWS by Jimmy Dahlqvist
Your browser does not support the audio element. The time has come for me to introduce my new project, My Serverless Handbook My AWS Serverless journey began back in 2015. I transitioned into cloud development from an embedded world.
Navigating the PDF Generation Maze with AWS Lambda by Adefemi Oseni
Navigating through the complexities of serverless architectures can sometimes feel like being a character in an old-school video game â every level you pass throws a new challenge your way. This story takes you through my latest adventure: generating a PDF in an AWS Lambda environment.
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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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