For the Love of Serverless: Thoughts from Alex Casalboni, Technical Evangelist, AWS

In 2020, the adoption of serverless computing is expected to lead developers to write less code, focusing instead on integrating managed services and third-party APIs. Alex Casalboni, a Technical Evangelist at AWS, notes that the technology is mature, with many technical challenges already addressed, and suggests that the main organizational challenges will be cultural and technical changes. He recommends investing in training and smaller teams to overcome these challenges. The serverless trend, which some refer to as "serviceful," emphasizes problem-solving and customer satisfaction over code writing. Misconceptions about serverless performance are being dispelled, particularly with enhancements like no more VPC cold starts and provisioned concurrency, which address latency concerns. The article highlights the shift towards serverless as a new norm in development, with increased opportunities for migration and innovation in cloud architecture.