IN a direct reply to Op:
There is definitely a lot that goes into learning serverless tech like AWS Lambda.
I lead Developer Advocacy for Serverless at AWS and we're constantly looking at ways to help streamline and simplify this process for you. You can find a lot of information on a site we've launched to rollup lots of resources: https://serverlessland.com .
Right now the best dev process is a mix of using local emulation via AWS SAM CLI (http://s12d.com/sam) or tools like localstack. But it's true that you'll never be able to completely mimic all the various services and their functionality.
Would love to know more of what left you feeling underwhelmed by SAM. It has almost all the functionality of CloudFormation, which is quite a lot.
Thanks,
- Chris Munns - Lead of Serverless DA @ AWS
I lead Developer Advocacy for Serverless at AWS and we're constantly looking at ways to help streamline and simplify this process for you. You can find a lot of information on a site we've launched to rollup lots of resources: https://serverlessland.com .
Right now the best dev process is a mix of using local emulation via AWS SAM CLI (http://s12d.com/sam) or tools like localstack. But it's true that you'll never be able to completely mimic all the various services and their functionality.
Would love to know more of what left you feeling underwhelmed by SAM. It has almost all the functionality of CloudFormation, which is quite a lot.
Thanks, - Chris Munns - Lead of Serverless DA @ AWS