The aws sdk for ruby is included in the lambda execution environment by default.
Aws lambda ruby on rails.
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I was thrilled to learn that i can finally use ruby with lambda but using sinatra as an example feels wrong.
Having played with the new ruby support for a few hours i m feeling confident we ll be spending less time with node go and python.
Aws lambda is a function as a service platform that stores and executes your code when triggered by an amazon web service aws event.
Essentially jets functions as a framework similar to rails but now that aws lambda supports ruby functions it allows you to build serverless applications.
Now it s possible to write lambda functions as idiomatic ruby code and run them on aws.
There is a lot of other great information on lambdas on both the aws lambda page and on the ruby on jets website.
That makes it easy to interact with the aws resources directly from your functions.
We ve been using lambda for a while at honeybadger and i have longed to be able to write our functions in ruby.
These events range from making an api call to saving a file to updating a database.
You only pay for the execution of the function.
This article is part of our ruby on aws lambda blog series.
Moving to lambda reduced processing time by 300 in some cases.
Ruby aws lambda bff 03 01 2019.
When ruby support on aws lambda was announced yesterday i was so excited about it that i had to try it right away.
Parallelization for the win.