Originally posted at Serverless on October 4th, 2018 It’s been 6 months since AWS Lambda added support Node.js 8.10. I’m super happy that I can finally use async/await to simplify my Lambda functions. In the meantime, I have helped a few clients with their Node8 serverless projects. …

Originally posted at Serverless We are excited to announce Serverless Framework Compose: a new feature enabling you to deploy multiple services in one command, in parallel, or ordered by dependencies! To use this new feature, upgrade the serverless CLI to v3.15 or greater and follow the guide below. Composing multiple Serverless Framework services Deploying multiple…

A good API architecture is important in effectively handling the communication between microservices. Don't be afraid to create new microservices, and try to decouple functionality as much as possible. e.g, instead of creating one notification service try to create separate microservices for email notification, SMS notification, and mobile push notifications. …

Sanitize your cloud environments — Creating cloud resources is as easy as buying candy from the candy store. Few clicks is all it takes for an organization (start-up or established) to create an account through a public cloud provider and eventually create resources that could include complex infrastructure to stand up a distributed environment. As…

Ace that advanced system design interview — Distributed applications are a staple of the modern software development industry. They’re pivotal to cloud storage services and allow web applications of massive scale to stay reactive. …