Agile Development for Serverless Platforms
I am still amazed by how much less code you need to create a new serverless application, using technologies such as AWS Lambda and the Amazon API Gateway, leveraging an event-driven design that executes your logic based on how your data flows.
Just a couple of days ago I was participating to a meetup of the AWS User Group in Dublin, and how small your serverless codebase can be (and easier to write, faster to go to market) was stressed multiple times during the evening, especially by Adrian Trenaman, CTO of HBC Digital, who leads the engineering teams behind Gilt, Saks, Saks Off 5th, The Bay, Lord & Taylor, and more. Adrian shared a few examples of how they use Lambda functions to solve real life problems for their platforms.
Using serverless technologies you can quickly prototype and validate your idea, and then scale it in production.
This close feedback is perfect for applying agile methodologies, and that was the driver I used to pick up the content for a free book I was asked to curate by Manning:
To apply agile methodologies to serverless applications, you need a better understanding of Web APIs, how to design them and run tests. To focus your efforts on what is really important, it is important to know standard architectural patterns that can be reused, so that you don’t waste time reinventing the wheel. Finally, automating deployments is key to keep up the speed once you’re in production.
If you are interested to speed up your development and build your ideas, if you are either a startup creating a new MVP, or a large enterprise that is looking for a new approch to bring innovation in the hands of your customers, this free book can help you move faster.
I hope you will enjoy the selection, and grab something back for your next project. You can find the free book here.
