Lambda
Lambda is aWS's serverless computing service that runs your code in response to events without provisioning servers. You upload a function, set a trigger (like an API call or file upload), and AWS handles everything else. You only pay for the milliseconds your code actually runs.
Definition
AWS's serverless computing service that runs your code in response to events without provisioning servers. You upload a function, set a trigger (like an API call or file upload), and AWS handles everything else. You only pay for the milliseconds your code actually runs.
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CI/CD
Short for Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment. It automates testing and deploying your code so you can ship faster with fewer bugs.
Continuous Integration
The practice of automatically building and testing code every time someone pushes changes. Catches problems early instead of at release time.
Continuous Deployment
Automatically deploying code to production after it passes all tests. No manual "deploy" button—if tests pass, it ships.
DevOps
A culture and set of practices that bridges development and operations. The goal is faster, more reliable releases through automation and collaboration.
Infrastructure as Code
Managing servers, databases, and networks through config files instead of clicking around dashboards. Version controlled, repeatable, and way less error-prone.