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Published inSep 2018
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Sam Williams
Sam Williams
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Sam Williams

Sam Williams qualified with an aerospace engineering master's degree, then became a self-taught software developer while holding down his first job. While traveling, he started to write articles about the tech he was learning about and accrued an audience of readers on Medium and freeCodeCamp.Currently, Sam works as a lead chatbot developer for the SmartAgent team at MissionLabs, building custom systems for large retailers. His role ensures that he is working with the newest chatbot technologies and is constantly pushing their capabilities.
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Creating a Lambda

AWS Lambda functions are incredible! They’re functions that are hosted on AWS that can be triggered in many different ways. Lambda functions are serverless, which means that you don't need to run a server to use them. This makes it a lot quicker and easier to set up and use.

One of the best parts of AWS Lambdas is that you only pay for the time the Lambda function is running. Got something that only runs once an hour and only takes two seconds? You’ll only be charged for 48 seconds a day! That’s insane compared to running a 24/7 AWS EC2 server or your own private server.

Today, we’ll create a Lambda function and look at the three best ways to work with the code.

Once you’ve got your AWS account set up, there are a few ways to create a new Lambda function. We’re going to start by using the AWS Console.

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Published in: Sep 2018Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781788993487

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Sam Williams

Sam Williams qualified with an aerospace engineering master's degree, then became a self-taught software developer while holding down his first job. While traveling, he started to write articles about the tech he was learning about and accrued an audience of readers on Medium and freeCodeCamp.Currently, Sam works as a lead chatbot developer for the SmartAgent team at MissionLabs, building custom systems for large retailers. His role ensures that he is working with the newest chatbot technologies and is constantly pushing their capabilities.
Read more about Sam Williams