An Introduction to AWS Step Functions – Part 2

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 07:31:38 -0500

In Part 1, I went through a whirlwind tour and left example code on how to create a Lambda function and a Step Function. The thing is, I did not explain how the code works. That is what this article is about. I am going to be using the same code from the previous post, but will be going through the code and explaining it. We shall see how well the formatting works.

Getting Started with AWS Step Functions Part I

Sat, 22 Dec 2018 22:57:19 -0500

AWS came out with Step Functions a few years ago, and up until recently, I have not had the opportunity to dive in and give them a try. Yes, I could build my own pipeline or state machine, but the idea behind Step Functions is that it does most of the heavy lifting for you. That, and it ties into other AWS services. As such, I decided to dive into getting started, and looked at the demo options and walkthroughs that were available. None of them met my needs, so I rolled my own.

Step Functions on Codex.org

An Introduction to AWS Step Functions – Part 2

Getting Started with AWS Step Functions Part I