DVC301: Evolution of Serverless Architectures through the Lens of Community

Interest in serverless technologies and architectures has been on an incredible upward swing since the introduction of AWS Lambda in 2014, and there has been an extraordinary amount of work done within the community to understand, explain, and evolve serverless architectures. This talk covers the evolution of serverless from the perspectives of the community. We discuss notable serverless trends developers ought to know about to be effective, share important advice and tips, and give examples from our experience building A Cloud Guru—a completely serverless learning management system. We also present a short case study on how CityWallet, a startup, went from 500 to 5,000 users by migrating to serverless architectures, and at the same time made their software faster, more secure, and more resilient. This session is part of the re:Invent Developer Community Day, six community-led sessions where AWS enthusiasts share technical insights on trending topics based on first-hand experiences and knowledge shared within local AWS communities.