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Date Published
Author
Joseph Udonsak
Word count
1116
Language
English
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None

Summary

Serverless computing is a transition from traditional server-based architectures to a more dynamic and agile model that changes how we design, deploy, and manage applications. This approach shifts the burden of infrastructure management away from developers, allowing them to focus on writing code and delivering value to end-users. Twilio provides serverless offerings in the form of TwiML Bins and Twilio functions, which can enhance a developer's experience. A TwiML Bin is created by setting up an automated New Year's message that plays when a phone number is called, while a Serverless Function handles SMS events for a Twilio phone number, delivering the greeting as specified in the TwiML bin. The implementation links the TwiML bin and serverless function to the Twilio phone number, allowing testing of the full setup.