Serverless Framework Explained

The Serverless Framework is a web framework written using Node.js. Serverless is the first framework developed for building applications on AWS Lambda, a serverless computing platform provided by Amazon as a part of Amazon Web Services.^[1] Currently, applications developed with Serverless can be deployed to other function as a service providers, including Microsoft Azure with Azure Functions, IBM Bluemix with IBM Cloud Functions based on Apache OpenWhisk, Google Cloud using Google Cloud Functions, Oracle Cloud using Oracle Fn,^[2] Kubeless based on Kubernetes, Spotinst and Webtask by Auth0.^[3]

A Serverless app can simply be a couple of lambda functions to accomplish some tasks, or an entire back-end composed of hundreds of lambda functions. Serverless supports all runtimes offered within the cloud provider chosen. Serverless is developed by Austen Collins^[4] and maintained by a full-time team.^[5]

It was first introduced in October 2015 under the name JAWS.^[6]

External links

• Official Website
• Serverless on GitHub
• Official Blog

Notes and References

1. Web site: What Is Amazon Web Services? – QwikSkills. 2021-12-11. qwikskills.com. en-US.
2. News: Oracle joins the serverless computing fray with Fn. Krill. Paul. InfoWorld. 2018-04-10. en.
3. Web site: Serverless Infrastructure Providers . Serverless.com . 2018-01-25.
4. Web site: Backstory · Serverless. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160226103551/http://docs.serverless.com/docs/backstory. 2016-02-26. 2016-02-25. Serverless.
5. Web site: serverless/serverless . GitHub . 2016-02-25.
6. Web site: AWS re:Invent 2015 (DVO209) JAWS: The Monstrously Scalable Serverless Framework . Amazon Web Services . . 2015-10-12 . 2016-02-25.