New Serverless Flask Guide

New Serverless Flask Guide

I just created a free new guide to using Flask and Python to create a text-message greetings API with AWS Lambda and SNS.

AWS Lambda Event Destinations with the Serverless Framework

AWS Lambda Event Destinations with the Serverless Framework

The Serverless Framework recently added support for Lambda Event Destinations. I wrote a tutorial to show you how to use them in your serverless architectures.

Adding Lambda Authorizers to your Serverless Applications

So you’ve developed a snazzy new Serverless API on AWS and everything is going great. That is until you realize that there might eventually be production data behind it that you don’t want someone with Postman and 20 minutes on their hands to have access to. That’s where Lambda Authorizers come in. They’re a way to make sure that your API will only respond to authorized callers. Let’s look at how to implement authorizers for ourselves using an example application called Serverless Jams - where we vote on our favorite coding-related music.

November 2019 - New AWS Lambda Features

November 2019 - New AWS Lambda Features

AWS recently annouced a bunch of new features for Lambda. You can read my summary and analysis of the new features on the Serverless Blog here in my post on the Serverless Blog. Disclosure: While I have used the Serverless Framework for years, as of this posting I am employed by Serverless Inc. (the makers of the Serverless Framework).
Lambda Supported Languages and Runtimes

Lambda Supported Languages and Runtimes

AWS recently added several managed Lambda runtimes. You can read about all the updates here in my post on the Serverless Blog. Disclosure: While I have used the Serverless Framework for years, as of this posting I am employed by Serverless Inc. (the makers of the Serverless Framework).