The first AWS lambda to start

by Matthew Fuller

The first AWS lambda to startFrom lightweight applications to things to the Internet and to micro-servicesServer-less architecture that allows you to do your homework at home after work You can use AWS Lambda to deploy code without worrying about server administration in the cloud with AWS Lambda can do. It manages all computing resources such as server maintenance, patch distribution, monitoring, and logging instead of developers, and it is easy to combine and extend with other AWS services such as S3, DynamoDB, and API gateway. This book is a leader in serverless architecture, because it is a cost-per-execution model and cost less than EC2, and is well suited to IoT scenarios and meets microservice design. AWS lambda. It starts with Hello World and looks at the basic concepts of events such as events, context objects, and roles, and explains practical business scenario scenarios that work with other AWS services such as S3, CloudWatch, Cloud Formation, API Gateway, and SES. As a security engineer, the authors know-how on applying AWS to his work over many years can be seen throughout the book. Lets meet the world of AWS Lambda that anyone can start free of charge.

Genres: Programming, Technology, Nonfiction, Technical

Paperback

Published October 20, 2016

Reviews

[Sebastian Gebski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fit for a purpose.

Promises to be a well-tailored introduction to recent technology & delivers. Not by just presenting few code samples - there's quite nice SWOT analysis present, brief overview of competition & a brief description of supplementary tech (API Gateway).

Not too much, not too little - about just enough.
Thumbs up from me.

[Machine Reading · Rating 2 out of 5]

So disappointed

It's just provide less-than-introduction level of the topics. Even Amazon docs better than this book. There are a ton of free reaources that can make you become Serverless dev. eg. sevverless-stack dot com.

I recommend not buy this book.

[Justin Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

As someone new to Amazon Lambda and wanting a 10,000 foot overview of what it is and how it works, this little gem of a book delivered exactly what I wanted to know. It touches on all of the concepts involved, the good, the bad, and how it relates to other AWS services. Only downside is that it could use some updating as a few things have changed since this was published. As far as code examples go, it provides some basic "get up and running" examples, but nothing in-depth, so if you're looking for a code cookbook or lots of practical "heavy lifting" examples this isn't the book for you. The author also does not cover advanced topics such as application architecture, building "multi-project" applications, how Lambda "projects" interoperate or call one another, etc., in any depth. Overall a great basic high level introduction to the technology and how it fits into the AWS ecosystem, but don't expect to start building API-driven web apps when you're finished. You will come away knowing what it is, does, its limitations, etc. though. Overall a great introduction to the technology.

[Sukhmeet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gives a very brief review about Lambda services. Just touches each concept in a nutshell. I was expecting more on lambda topics, also now with new API release, some of the concepts are obsolete. But none the less, liked reading it quickly to head start with AWS lambda.

[Alejandro Miguel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great but C# lambda functions are missing. Time for a new edition?

Great little book. Wish it had more practical examples and concept diagrams. C# was not supported at the time of the writing. A good opportunity for a review edition.

[peter kuczynski · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not recommended

I was looking for a book with practical examples. This books talks about Lambda in general, without providing anything practical.

[David Screws · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good solid read

Good read even if you need to skim there is a lot of good info especially for a noob like me to lambda.

[Manuel Garcia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite interesting and highlighting. Not a comprehensive course obviously but quite interesting nevertheless

[Paul D Gavin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful Perspective

This book was much easier for me to read than the AWS documentation. Not sure how up-to-date it is as of 01/10/2018.

[Helen Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[julie jenkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great way to get started!

Enjoyed the book and the possibilities that Lambda offers! There was enough direction and detail to allow me to fill in the gaps at a later stage.

[Selene · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good brief introduction. Is unavoidable that a 4 year old text have some outdated info.

[Pawel Dolega · Rating 3 out of 5]

My background: I knew already a little bit about Lambda. Was reading it mostly to figure out if that's a good book to recommend to someone just starting with AWS Lambda or serverless computing in general.

It is supposed to be an entry-level, quick reading. I think it delivers on this promise but perhaps not much more. Examples are simple most of the time; really, very basic. There is (?) a companion Github repo with samples but it's again modest at best (I mean - it's basically couple of files with CloudFormation samples).

On the plus side book is relatively cheap - less than $5. And it's short too :)

Don't get me wrong - it's not a bad book (having in mind it's goals). It's simply OK. 3 stars is basically "I (kinda) liked it" rating on Goodreads which actually describes my sentiment towards this book accurately.

[Frank · Rating 3 out of 5]

AWS및 Lambda에 대해 궁금한 점이 많았는데 이 책은 Node.js 위주로 설명했다. 내가 필요한 언어가 아니었음.

[Gary Lang · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book covers the basics with Lambda. You learn how to create, debug, and monitor your Lambda code in JavaScript, and little helper modules are provided for simple tracing and logging, which I found useful as I taught myself how to create an event handler for my Amazon IoT button.

The notion of a microservice instance that only runs upon a triggered event of some kind solves a ton of problems in cloud programming. While I have used Node.js in my companies for a few years, I am glad to see that other languages will be supported (though I suppose you can always exec or spawn code in any language from Node).

This book was a useful quick-starting tool for me. A $4 book recommended with 4 stars. You can probably find this information around for free, but it’s so cheap, quick to get, and nice to have in one place.

[Leandro López · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good introduction to AWS Lambda

I've found this book very useful and well written. I haven't tried Lambda yet but after reading this book I feel I know the concepts and ideas in a very confident way.

[Mr James A Diss · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good primer

Good introduction to lambda, although node.js centric. Brief pass over api gateway was extremely welcome, but it's more of a jumping off point rather than being an in depth examination.

[Chris Stratton · Rating 3 out of 5]

50,000Ft overview ... It is a complicated topic to explain with many variables for example the readers ability and staying current with AWS changes. It was almost like a O'reilly cookbook but the examples and explanations felt thin.

[Kylo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a nice quick intro to AWS Lambda, easily digested in a couple hours. Kudos for that!

Minor downside: code samples were formatted in fixed width boxes, so lots of line wraps, which makes even simple code snippets a bit painful to read.

[Marshall · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book introduced basic rationale behind AWS lambda and comes with sample code in Node.js. A quick read if you want to know what the technology is.

[Niklas Nihlén · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book that delivered exactly what I thought it would. A quick cursive introduction to AWS Lambda. Which was what I was looking for. Bang-for-the-buck wise an awesome investment :).

[Alex James · Rating 5 out of 5]

A well written introduction to AWS lambda, although lacks depth when it comes to authentication/security. The advantages of lambda over EC2 are made clear.

[Allisonperkel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally got to this book as it's been on my queue for a bit. It's quite good and has solid examples. Slightly dated but the best books are these days.

[Tanmay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good general overview

This is a good book for beginning your journey in lambda stack. It has a blend of concept articles with in depth technical code articles.