How combining Node.js with Lambda AWS and Serverless can be the best choice?

Fibonalabs
3 min readJul 15, 2021

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In the era of simple and effective languages like Python and R, there is another language that has a little edge on all other languages and this language is JavaScript. JavaScript stands alone from all other languages as it has covered all aspects of programming language a developer or programmer can ask for. Instead of using different programming languages for creating a single application or website JavaScript can single-handedly carry out all the work. And a combination of JavaScript and Node.js has brought a drastic revolution in the programming world.

And nowadays Node.js combined with AWS Lambda and Serverless is the best any programmer or developer can ask for.

Node.js with AWS Lambda and Serverless: -

Node.js is a popular server-side open-source JavaScript run-time environment that is used to develop server-side and networking applications. It can be run on Windows, Linux, and macOS. The best thing about Node.js is that it’s event-driven, which means that the system only does what needs to be done, and not more.

The Node.js runtime environment can be used in conjunction with Amazon’s Lambda service to create serverless applications.

Serverless architecture is a model of application development in which the cloud provider hosts and manages the infrastructure and platform, and the application developer can focus on writing code for the business functionality of the application.

Serverless applications are ideal for building microservices and containerized applications. The main advantage of serverless applications over traditional web applications is that there is no requirement for servers or any other infrastructure to be provisioned for a serverless application. This means that the need for DevOps is eliminated, and a single developer can build, deploy, and maintain an application independently.

AWS Lambda is a service that runs code in response to events and automatically manages the compute resources required by that code. AWS Lambda executes the code only when needed and scales automatically, from a few requests per day to thousands per second. AWS Lambda is the only one that offers serverless computing.

AWS Lambda can be used and run applications that respond quickly to new information, detect events in the cloud, or automatically run scheduled tasks. AWS Lambda can also be used to create APIs for mobile devices or other applications. For example, you can create an AWS Lambda function that is triggered by a change in data on an Amazon DynamoDB table and write code that updates a sales dashboard in real-time. AWS Lambda can also be used to create custom APIs for mobile applications. For example, you can create a custom API for a Salesforce mobile application by using AWS Lambda with Amazon API Gateway.

So, previously any developer has to take a heavy toll on himself in order to create a smooth-running application. Instead of focusing on his real project, he has to keep in mind a lot of things like server maintenance, security features but now these things are maintained by the cloud provider using serverless and AWS Lambda manages the events for us by computing resources for our code to create automatic responses.

And that’s why these are three are the best choice anyone can ask for.

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