Best of Serverless — March 2024

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   Beyond Fireship·2y

   How I deploy serverless containers for free

   Learn how to remove backgrounds from images using AI-powered tools, dockerize a Python web app, and deploy containers to the cloud for free or on various cloud services.

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   Community Picks·2y

   Hashnode Architecture Overview

   This post provides an overview of Hashnode's architecture, including how it handles DDoS attacks and the caching mechanisms used.

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   This is Learning·2y

   Hono vs. H3 vs. HatTip vs. Elysia - modern server(less) replacements for Express

   Comparison of next generation HTTP server frameworks Hono, H3, HatTip, and Elysia. They support running service workers on the server-side and the modern Fetch API standard. Hono and Elysia have a meteoric rise in GitHub stars. H3 is the most downloaded framework. Hono is growing quickest in NPM downloads. Performance benchmarks show Elysia and Hono are fast when run on Bun, and HatTip is as fast as Hono. HatTip is more standards-focused and better suited for integration with Vite.

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   theburningmonk.com·2y

   When to use API Gateway vs. Lambda Function URLs

   Explore the trade-offs between using Function URLs and API Gateway for building REST APIs using serverless technologies. Function URLs are cheaper, faster, and have fewer moving parts, making them suitable for public APIs or internal APIs within a microservices architecture. On the other hand, API Gateway offers more flexibility, direct integration with AWS services, and a wide range of features. It is a preferred choice for most cases, especially if cost is not a primary concern.

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