Get an overview of AWS Lambda's nanoservices architecture and execution model, then build your first Lambda function in Java Serverless computing may be the hottest thing in cloud computing today ...

At the recent re:Invent, AWS announced an update to its FaaS offering Lambda with SnapStart feature that reduces the cold start for Java Functions.

Amazon Web Services announced that cloud developers can now use Java for writing Lambda functions, which provide event-driven functionality while taking care of needed compute resources.

AWS unveils a new performance optimization feature called Lambda SnapStart, designed to improve startup times for latency-sensitive applications, and initially aimed at Java developers.

Consternation over Java's lambda syntax is the perfect example of how Java's evolution and incremental improvements have created a community of spoiled programmers.

Its new support for AWS Lambda functions adds continual, automated vulnerability assessments for serverless compute workloads, according to AWS’ announcement.

The first half of this article presented an overview of serverless computing with AWS Lambda, including building, deploying, and testing AWS Lambda functions in an example Java application.