Issue 147 - Serverless devtools, serverless Redis, and serverless use cases (8) clear filters

sls-dev-tools v1.0: Think DevTools But for Serverless — “Think Chrome Dev Tools but for Serverless” say the team behind sls-dev-tools. They work with AWS Lambda and alongside tools like Serverless Framework or SAM. Metrics are easier to monitor, resources easier to deploy.. if you’re a Lambda user, they’re certainly worth a look.

▶  Discussing Serverless Use Cases with Gareth McCumskey — A chat with Gareth McCumskey (of Serverless Inc) about different production-level serverless use cases including RESTful APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets, and capturing clickstream data.

Lambda Store: A 'Serverless Redis' Service — This seems a neat idea. Claiming to not be just another Redis cloud service, Lambda Store applies a serverless-style pricing model which opens up a variety of neat use cases for the popular data structure server (serverless caching, for starters). The underlying system appears to be a custom clone of Redis rather than the real deal, however.

How to Trigger AWS Lambda by SMS (Text Message) — You basically communicate with AWS Pinpoint using SMS, a message is passed onto SNS, and SNS triggers your Lambda function. An interesting alternative to Twilio who usually dominate this space.

Why Serverless Apps Fail and How to Design Resilient Architectures — After monitoring thousands of serverless systems at Dashbird, they’ve got a few tips on what things fail most often and how to avoid a key problem with throughput and concurrency. Spoiler: Use a queue!

Go for Cloud — Reflections on Go's Suitability for FaaS and AWS Lambda Use Cases — A response to a this article about Go’s pros and cons in the cloud. You should read both.

How AWS Lambda Retry Really Works — “In this post, we’ll analyze the AWS Lambda Retry Policy, and the different techniques and best practice to handle errors.”