77 | All Things Serverless

James and Amy talk about everything Serverless and how it fits into modern Web Development. They discuss Serverless Functions, hosting platforms (Netlify, Vercel, and Cloudflare), frameworks and tools, benefits, Edge Functions, and more.

Sponsors

ZEAL

ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.

ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.

For more information visit codingzeal.com

Vercel

Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.

For more information, visit Vercel.com

DatoCMS

DatoCMS is a complete and performant headless CMS built to offer the best developer experience and user-friendliness in the market. It features a rich, CDN-powered GraphQL API (with realtime updates!), a super-flexible way to handle dynamic layouts and structured content, and best-in-class image/video support, with progressive/LQIP image loading out-of-the-box."

For more information, visit datocms.com

Show Notes

• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:00:45 - What Have We Been Up To
• 00:05:35 - Rant: Should You Leave Comments in Your Code?!
• 00:10:23 - Overview of Serverless
• 00:15:00 - Sponsor: Vercel
• 00:21:00 - Sponsor: Zeal
• 00:21:53 - Overview of the Jamstack and Serverless Functions
• 00:35:27 - Sponsor DatoCMS
• 00:37:32 - Benefits of Serverless
• 00:45:41 - Edge Computing
• 00:51:02 - Grab Bag Questions
• 01:01:49 - Picks and Plugs