Top Links from Issue #274

This issue was published on April 9, 2024

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Most Popular Links

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What are AWS CDK Aspects, and why are they so Powerful? by Serverless Advocate
In this short article, we are going to cover the power of AWS CDK Aspects, covering what they are, and how we can use them in our applications. We will talk through some example code to show the benefits of using them in real-world scenarios.

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Simplifying AWS Lambda. Understanding Reserved vs. Provisioned Concurrency by FpeSre
Let’s look at the world of AWS Lambda, a fantastic service from Amazon Web Services (AWS) that lets you run code without provisioning or managing servers. It’s like having a magic box where you put in your code, and AWS takes care of the rest.

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Introducing Enhance WASM — Begin Blog by Brian LeRoux
Web Components are the browser native way to extend HTML.

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Developer Week 2024 wrap-up by Phillip Jones
Developer Week 2024 has officially come to a close. Each day last week, we shipped new products and functionality geared towards giving developers the components they need to build full-stack applications on Cloudflare.

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.

Mastering Long Duration Workflows with AWS Serverless: Lambda, DynamoDB, and WebSocket Integration by The SaaS Enthusiast
Long polling and WebSockets are techniques used to implement real-time, bidirectional communication between clients (such as web or mobile applications) and servers.

Cloudflare acquires Baselime to expand serverless application observability capabilities by Boris Tane
Today, we’re thrilled to announce that Cloudflare has acquired Baselime. The cloud is changing. Just a few years ago, serverless functions were revolutionary. Today, entire applications are built on serverless architectures, from compute to databases, storage, queues, etc.

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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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