So don't create your frontend application's backend REST API (BFF) in Lambda with API Gateway - ThreadSky

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web-dev.bsky.social • 65 days ago

So don't create your frontend application's backend REST API (BFF) in Lambda with API Gateway

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You should use AppSync instead. But there are valid use cases for running Apollo in Lambda if you can't use AppSync for whatever reason.

https://youtu.be/LBMDewzMShE

web-dev.bsky.social•65 days ago

I said REST API backend not GraphQL though. Also wasn't your conclusion to not use Lambda with stable high traffic needs like, say, a website? I think a lot of people use Api Gateway to do exactly that

theburningmonk.com•65 days ago

You missed the "high-traffic" bit.

web-dev.bsky.social•65 days ago

Websites are often more stable than bursty, unlike with some batch/report service. What is your definition of high-traffic then, if your conclusion is that Lambda is okay as a BFF REST API backend for websites? What else is stable "high-traffic" as an anthesis to burst?

theburningmonk.com•65 days ago

absolutely, lots people use Lambda as their backend for websites and it works great

stable is the anthesis to burst

but what qualifies as "high-traffic" means different things to different people

theburningmonk.com•65 days ago

for Fathom, even at billions of invocations per month, it still makes sense to run Lambda https://youtu.be/WC4xnBXOT8g

they have a small team, they wanna move fast, and have no specialist ops person, so Lambda is better in total cost of ownership (TCO) terms

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