From Zero to Serverless: Building a Real-Time Leaderboard with AWS SAM

7PM - Food + Socializing + News
7:15 - Presentation + Discussion
7:50 - Wrap Up

In this hands-on session, we'll demonstrate the power of AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) by building a fully functional leaderboard application from scratch. Using a real-world example that tracks and displays competitive results, we'll explore how SAM simplifies the development and deployment of serverless applications on AWS.Attendees will learn how to:

• Define infrastructure as code using SAM templates
• Set up a secure API Gateway with public and authenticated endpoints
• Implement serverless authentication using Passage
• Create Lambda functions for data processing and retrieval
• Design DynamoDB tables with efficient access patterns using GSIs
• Deploy the entire stack with a single command

Whether you're new to serverless or looking to streamline your development workflow, this presentation will show you how SAM can help you quickly build production-ready applications while following AWS best practices. We'll cover common pitfalls, local testing strategies, and tips for maintaining serverless applications in production.Perfect for developers and architects interested in modern application development on AWS. Basic familiarity with AWS services is helpful but not required.