AWS Lambda SnapStart Here is the Lambda execution environment lifecycle: Source Each phase starts with an event that Lambda sends to the runtime and to all registered extensions. The runtime and each extension indicate completion by sending a Next API request. Lambda freezes the execution environment when the runtime and each extension have completed and there are no pending events. And this illus... [read more]
February 7, 2025
Note: All the names and events in this story are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. The story is completely made-up but is inspired by a mix of a few common patterns I have either seen myself or heard from others in the past few years. The purpose of this story is to share a common trending scenario and a few mistakes that can cause IT-based startups to... [read more]
July 31, 2023
AWS Lambda SnapStart Here is the Lambda execution environment lifecycle: Source Each phase starts with an event that Lambda sends to the runtime and to all registered extensions. The runtime and each extension indicate completion by sending a Next API request. Lambda freezes the execution environment when the runtime and each extension have completed and there are no pending events. And this illus... [read more]
February 7, 2025
Note: All the names and events in this story are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. The story is completely made-up but is inspired by a mix of a few common patterns I have either seen myself or heard from others in the past few years. The purpose of this story is to share a common trending scenario and a few mistakes that can cause IT-based startups to... [read more]
July 31, 2023
