title: AWS Lambda : The Complete Beginner's Guide
author:  Byron Francis 
description: Computer developer turned author, Byron Francis graduated from university in Colorado with a degree in Computer Science &amp; Engineering. As a child of the 80s growing up in the computer age, technology enthusiast he was always destined to follow this career path, although he did consider teaching software development, before being offered a job at a software house in Denver. Working as a developer, he gained extensive knowledge of computer programming languages working for clients across the globe, and progressed to deliver training, to colleagues and to the end users on writing programmes and using the software. To facilitate his training delivery, he began writing manuals on topics such as Linux, Raspberry Pi 3 and SQL, which proved very popular among his colleagues and so he published them to the wider public. He also writes articles for an online magazine, reviewing new apps and software releases. As Head of Development for the company, he started his career with, Byron now spends less time travelling and more time based in Colorado, where he lives with his wife and their two dogs. The Franciss like to spend their weekends away from the city trekking or camping, and are both keen horse riders. Make sure to click "Follow" on my author's page to follow my new releases
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  # Praise for _Programming AWS Lambda_
  
  
  
  
  
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  If you’re a Java programmer hoping to unlock the benefits of serverless
  architectures, you finally have the book you’ve been looking for!
  
  
  Dr. Tim Wagner, Vendia CEO and Cofounder
  
  
  
  
  
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  Mike and John have been my go-to people for all things Java and serverless
  over the past several years. This book very nicely captures many of their core
  learnings and “gotchas” in this space. A great addition to my bookshelf. Many
  thanks to them both!
  
  
  Daniel Bryant, Java Champion
  
  
  
  
  
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  If you’re a Java developer who wants to reap the benefits of serverless
  computing while avoiding the pitfalls, this is the book you’ve been looking
  for.
  
  
  Brian Gruber, Principal Architect at Meetup
  
  
  
  
  
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  For developers who want to leverage their Java experience while taking
  advantage of new architectural possibilities offered by AWS Lambda, this book
  provides a thorough guide to building robust, scalable serverless
  applications.
  