AWS Bites 92. Decomposing the Monolith Lambda
Aug 3, 2023
Explore a fascinating migration journey as a monolithic AWS Lambda is transformed into efficient Step Functions. Discover the challenges of automating a weekly newsletter while maintaining a personal touch in content curation. Learn how to navigate third-party API changes and enhance error handling. Delve into the world of newer social platforms like Mastodon for better community engagement. Lastly, uncover the strategic process of breaking down monolithic architectures into modular systems, highlighting the benefits of observability and incremental changes.
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Fullstack Bulletin Automation
- Luciano built Fullstack Bulletin, a serverless newsletter project, using AWS Lambda.
- The Lambda automates fetching content, generating drafts, and sending previews, saving Luciano manual effort.
External Service Risks
- Relying on external services introduces risks, as seen with Twitter, Hootsuite, and PlaceImage's API changes.
- These changes broke the automation, highlighting the need for more robust solutions.
Incremental Migration over Big Bang
- Avoid big bang migrations, as they rarely succeed due to long timelines and lack of immediate value.
- Favor incremental migrations with small, valuable changes to see consistent progress.