Introducing AWS Lambda Web Functions: Deep Dive with AWS

AWS just released Lambda Web Functions, a major update to AWS Lambda. In this session, Samrat Karak, AWS Lambda Product Manager, explains what's new and where Web Functions are most useful. Then see how to run and test them locally with LocalStack before you run them in your cloud environments.

What you'll learn

  • What AWS Lambda Web Functions are, and why they matter
  • Where Web Functions are most useful, straight from the AWS Lambda team
  • How to run and test Web Functions locally with LocalStack
  • How to catch issues locally before you run them in your cloud environments
  • A live LocalStack demo of a Web Function running end to end, no AWS account required

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