I am excited to announce I will be presenting at the 2023 AWS Summit Washington, DC. The AWS DC Summit takes place on June 7-8, 2023. This is a FREE event (excluding travel and lodging). Attendees will engage in interactive learning, network among industry leaders and AWS experts, engage with partners driving innovation, and more. I think of it as a baby re:Invent conference, which is the Superbowl of Cloud conferences!
Dev Chat: DEV101 – Building your first Lambda function in Node.js using VS Code
In this dev chat session, I will demonstrate how to create your first NodeJS Lambda function that pulls results from an API and stores them in S3. Time permitting, I will show how to format the results and put them in an email.
About this Session: Building your first Lambda function in Node.js using VS Code
Though this topic appears very basic, this is a typical use case for a Lambda function. The session is intended for users who are either new to NodeJS, Lambda and/or software development. Seasoned AWS developers will also learn valuable techniques and tips. Throughout the session I give advice and best practices – tips that will save time and prevent coding mistakes during development.
This dev chat uses the Cocktail Database API, specifically the “Lookup a random cocktail” API call and stores the result as a JSON file in S3.
AWS Services used:
- Lambda
- SSM (Parameter Store)
- S3
- SES
Within the NodeJS code, this session uses the aws-sdk (for SSM, S3, and SES) and axios to fetch a random cocktail.
Video
Here is a video of this presentation from Midwest Community Day 2022.
Feedback and Questions are welcome!
Please contact me if you have feedback or questions!
