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Netlify Background Functions
As quickly as I can:
- AWS Lambda is great: it allows you to run server-side code without really running a server. This is what “serverless” largely means.
- Netlify Functions run on AWS Lambda and make them way easier to use.
Building Your First Serverless Service With AWS Lambda Functions
Many developers are at least marginally familiar with AWS Lambda functions. They’re reasonably straightforward to set up, but the vast AWS landscape can make it hard to see the big picture. With so many different pieces it can be daunting, …
The 3 Laws of Serverless
Burke Holland thinks that to “build applications without thinking about servers” is a pretty good way to describe serverless, but…
…Nobody really thinks about servers when they are writing their code. I mean, I doubt any developer has ever
What makes a site Jamstack?
I admit I didn’t know the ins and outs of what the Jamstack is until recently, despite having heard the term so frequently. I think I’m not alone in this. It’s an elusive term — how is it different from …
In Defence of “Serverless” —the term
…For now Serverless, to me at least, manages to do a hard job, defining the borders of a very fluid and complex space of possible solutions in which we can build next-generation architectures. It would help
Build a 100% Serverless REST API with Firebase Functions & FaunaDB
Indie and enterprise web developers alike are pushing toward a serverless architecture for modern applications. Serverless architectures typically scale well, avoid the need for server provisioning and most importantly are easy and cheap to set up! And that’s why I …
Static First: Pre-Generated JAMstack Sites with Serverless Rendering as a Fallback
You might be seeing the term JAMstack popping up more and more frequently. I’ve been a fan of it as an approach for some time.
One of the principles of JAMstack is that of pre-rendering. In other words, it generates …
Let’s Build a JAMstack E-Commerce Store with Netlify Functions
A lot of people are confused about what JAMstack is. The acronym stands for JavaScript, APIs, and Markup, but truly, JAMstack doesn’t have to include all three. What defines JAMstack is that it’s served without web servers. If you consider …
Building a Full-Stack Serverless Application with Cloudflare Workers
One of my favorite developments in software development has been the advent of serverless. As a developer who has a tendency to get bogged down in the details of deployment and DevOps, it’s refreshing to be given a mode …
Using Netlify Forms and Netlify Functions to Build an Email Sign-Up Widget
Building and maintaining your own website is a great idea. Not only do you own your platform, but you get to experiment with web technologies along the way. Recently, I dug into a concept called serverless functions, starting with …
