JSJ 291: Serverless For JavaScript with Gareth McCumskey

Panel:Charles Max Wood Aimee KnightAJ O’NealJoe Eames Special Guests: Gareth McCumskeyIn this episode, JavaScript Jabber speaks with Gareth McCumskey about Serverless For JavaScript. Gareth leads the dev team at Expat Explore in Cape Town, South Africa. Gareth and this team specialize in exploring the Serverless realm in JavaScript. The JavaScript Jabbers panel and Gareth discuss the many different types of serverless systems, and when to implement them, how serverless system work, and when to go in the direction of using Serverless. In particular, we dive pretty deep on:What does it mean to be Serverless? Since platform as a service.Microservice on Docker Firebase“no backend” Backend systems Cloud functions and failure in systems How do you start to think about a serverless system? How do decide what to do?AWS Lambda Working in a different vendorNode 4 Programming JS to deploy Using libraries for NPMHow is works with AWS LambdaWhere is the database?More point of failure? Calls to Slack?AuthenticationMicro ServicesElastic Bean StalkStatic Assets, S3, ManagingTesting the services Integration testingAnd much more! Links:@[email protected]://github.com/garethmccserverless.comPicks:AimeeServerless Architectures NG-BE Conference AJDocumentary on EnronHard Thing about Hard Things CharlesServerless FrameworkThe Storm Light Achieves Avengers: Infinity WarGarethBuilding MicroServices Skeptics Guide To The Universe PodcastExpate Explore Joe Wonder -  MovieGloom In Space - Board Game  Special Guest: Gareth McCumskey. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: