Serverless Life

What nobody tells you about serverless - the traps that lead to data loss, duplication, and unpredictable behavior

Stop waiting for CDK to bundle Lambda functions.

A presentation about Lambda Live Debugger and other tools that make serverless debugging simple and productive.

AWS now supports Lambda remote debugging.

When coffee is your best friend and determination is your fuel, passing 5 AWS certs in 5 days becomes more than a crazy goal

A reusable extension for Node.js Lambda that logs requests and responses without code changes or redeployment.

With the help of EventBridge Pipes and Firehose, you can export DynamoDB data to S3 in near real-time, enabling you to query it using SQL via Athena.

Export DynamoDB to S3 and query with Athena using SQL, unlocking powerful, scalable, and serverless data analytics

Lambda Live Debugger allows you to remotely debug AWS Lambda functions, eliminating the need for time-consuming redeployment.

We will look at CDK escape hatches, including the ultimate one: exporting to independent CloudFormation.

Projen is an essential tool for creating CDK constructs.

A simple solution to improve the CloudWatch alarm to receive Lambda error details by email.

ServerlessSpy is a CDK-based library for writing integration tests on AWS serverless, and it comes with a web console to monitor events in real time.

How to boost productivity with OpenAPI schema, Zod library, and client-generated code.

Serverless is ultimately scalable until it is not.

Designing a serverless system can be complex, and without knowing the internal workings of the services, you could easily lose the data.

In January 2022, I achieved all AWS Associate and Professional certificates.

Designing DynamoDB data models with single table design patterns can unlock its potential of unlimited scalability and performance for a very low price.

Serverless, as new technology, brings new challenges to the team.

Serverless, for the most part, is the promised land of software development.

JavaScript was for decade considered a failed language.

Serverless is a relatively new technology.

This is a short summary on what you are getting yourself into when starting with serverless.

Ten years ago, the cloud promised no maintenance, high salability, and pay only what you use.

Mistakes you do while coding serverless solutions.

Mistakes you do while architecting serverless solutions.

Even with serverless you can have problems with performance and scalability.

One of downsides of serverless is that it is hard to estimate costs.

"No service is an island" and serverless systems can have problems communicating with other systems.

With serverless, there are fewer security issues because you manage less of the system.

Services sometimes have behaviors that we do not expect.

Small functions that do one thing only are the indisputable general best practice.

Serverless Vendor Lock-In is not what it seems.

Deciding on new technology is always challenging and risky, but choosing serverless is probably a less risky choice.

Serverless is not just old technology labeled with a new buzzword.