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Serverless Functions with Zero Cold Starts - WebAssembly and Spin

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Learn to build truly serverless functions with zero cold starts using WebAssembly and the CNCF Spin framework in this 15-minute tutorial. Discover how WebAssembly revolutionizes serverless computing by eliminating the need for pre-warmed containers or microVMs, achieving instant startup times and excellent runtime performance. Explore the CNCF Spin project and its capabilities for serverless development. Build a real-world URL shortener as a serverless function, complete with local testing procedures and global deployment on Akamai Cloud's distributed edge network for ultra-low latency. Master the fundamentals of WebAssembly's advantages in serverless architecture, understand how Spin enables efficient serverless function development, and gain hands-on experience creating, testing, and deploying edge-optimized applications that deliver fast, scalable APIs close to users without cold start concerns.

Syllabus

Intro
Why WebAssembly
CNCF Spin
Let’s Code a URL Shortener
Testing on Our Local Dev Rig
Deploying to Akamai Cloud
Outro

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Linode

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