cloud / serverless
Serverless Computing, Free
Run code without managing servers, and pay only for what you use. Serverless is one of the most productive ways to build in the cloud — learn it from the platform docs and the framework that ties them together. All resources free and current.
"Serverless" doesn't mean no servers — it means you don't manage them. You write functions; the cloud runs and scales them, and you pay per execution. It's a fast, cheap way to build APIs, automations, and event-driven systems. AWS Lambda popularized it, Azure Functions matches it, and the open-source Serverless Framework lets you deploy to any of them. Start with the platform docs, then the framework.
01 · THE PLATFORMS
Functions-as-a-service
The official docs for the two leading serverless platforms.
- AWS Lambda Documentation ↗The service that made serverless mainstream — run code in response to events, at any scale, paying only per invocation.docs.aws.amazon.com
- Azure Functions Documentation ↗Microsoft's serverless compute service — the same event-driven, pay-per-use model, deeply integrated with the Azure ecosystem.learn.microsoft.com
02 · DEPLOY ANYWHERE
The Serverless Framework
One tool to define and deploy serverless apps across providers.