As serverless platforms mature, more and more sophisticated cloud-native applications are built with serverless technologies. I've created a sample application which uses multiple functions which have been developed with JavaScript, TypeScript, Java and Kotlin. (more…)
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Serverless and Kubernetes Demos
Over the next weeks I'll repeat my session "When to use Serverless? When to use Kubernetes?" several times. As backup and for people who won't attend the sessions I've recorded the demos. (more…)
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Developing Polyglot Serverless Applications
As serverless platforms mature, more and more sophisticated cloud-native applications are built with serverless technologies. These applications are assembled with potentially many functions that are loosely-coupled and can be developed by different teams. (more…)
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Developing protected Serverless Web Applications
Serverless platforms are often used to build APIs for web and mobile apps. I've open sourced a pattern that shows how to implement protected APIs with IBM Cloud Functions and how to invoke them from Angular web applications. (more…)
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Pictures from JavaLand 2018
Earlier this month I attended JavaLand in Brühl, Germany. JavaLand took place for the fifth time and has grown to 1900 developers from 20 countries. (more…)
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IBM Think 2018 Highlights for Developers
Last week IBM hosted the Think 2018 conference in Las Vegas which is IBM's flagship conference that combines previous conferences like InterConnect and World of Watson. Below is a list of announcements and news that I, as a developer, like most. (more…)
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Developing OpenWhisk Functions with Kotlin in IntelliJ
I've implemented some code that shows how Apache OpenWhisk functions can be developed with Kotlin. The Java code is built via Gradle and put into a Docker image which can be deployed to OpenWhisk cloud providers like the IBM Cloud. (more…)
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Developing OpenWhisk Functions with Spring Boot
I've open sourced some code that shows how Apache OpenWhisk functions can be developed with Spring Boot and how the functions, which run in Docker, can be debugged in Eclipse IDEs. (more…)
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Transforming JSON Data in Serverless Applications
Serverless platforms like Apache OpenWhisk are gaining more and more traction. Rather than building only single functions, developers are starting to develop cloud-native applications with many serverless functions/microservices. (more…)
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Data Flows in Serverless Cloud-Native Applications
Serverless platforms like Apache OpenWhisk are gaining more and more traction. Rather than building only single functions, developers are starting to develop cloud-native applications with many serverless functions/microservices. (more…)
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