A first-hand, step-by-step look at the ease and simplicity of Amazon's "function as a service" platform Why would a developer use AWS Lambda? In a word, simplicity. AWS Lambda—and other event-driven, ...

With new support for named functions, LAMBDA and helper functions, spreadsheet calculations — especially with arrays — may be more efficient and elegant. Image: Andy Wolber/TechRepublic. In August ...

AWS Lambda SnapStart cuts Java startup times by initializing Java functions ahead of time and caching a snapshot of the initialized execution environment. AWS has unveiled AWS Lambda SnapStart for ...

When Amazon introduced AWS Lambda in 2015, the notion of serverless computing was relatively unknown. It enables developers to deliver software without having to manage a server to do it. Instead, ...

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