Learning Material

Javascript

• timestamps
• try/catch/finally blocks
• environment variables
• validating function params or external data before use

AWS

AWS offers a free tier, you can create an account and use most services at a limited level for free for one year, then cancel the account (or stop all services) before the year is over.

Serverless Framework (sls)

• https://www.serverless.com/framework/docs
• We use the Serverless Framework to deploy AWS resources
• We do not use the Serverless hosted dashboard
• Learn the basic concepts of Serverless Framework but do not need to learn everything, we use only some elements of the framework and have a standard template for the AWS resources we use

Lambda

Lambda container persistence

• Lambda environments are not discarded after each use, they can be reused for multiple invocations
• We can use this to maintain global variables, such as database connections

DynamoDB

• Understand how partition(hash) and sort(range) keys work, why they are used

Design Concepts

Middleware

• especially for Lambda functions

Izara Backend

Services to study

• NPM module - izara-middleware
• NPM module - izara-shared
• [Empty Service Template]

Project Concepts

Information in the below pages should be understood before developing:

• Repository structure
• Git development
• Syntax - Backend services
• Remote repository and workspace structure
• Communication between services
• Lambda handler functions
• Idempotence and Race Conditions
• Standard Config Table Per Service