Embrace Step Functions for Efficient Workflow Management • Ben Smith & Eric Johnson

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. https://gotopia.tech Read the full transcription of this interview here (https://gotopia.tech/articles/312) Ben Smith - Principal Developer Advocate for serverless at AWS Eric Johnson - Principal Developer Advocate for Serverless at AWS RESOURCES Ben https://twitter.com/benjamin_l_s https://github.com/bls20AWS https://linkedin.com/in/bensmithportfolio http://developeradvocate.co.uk https://thewebsmithsite.wordpress.com Eric https://twitter.com/edjgeek https://linkedin.com/in/singledigit Links https://serverlessland.com https://serverlessland.com/workflows https://youtu.be/o8qAlbjX3iU https://youtu.be/9StQpMLC-5Q https://youtu.be/4YeZf3HupQA https://youtu.be/dzW3-Mol1yo https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/workflow-studio-use.html https://robsutter.com https://gotoldn.com/2024-eda-aws-day DESCRIPTION In this conversation, Eric Johnson and Ben Smith discuss the benefits and evolving capabilities of AWS Step Functions, emphasizing their utility in managing complex workflows involving multiple AWS services. They highlight the initial hesitation due to limitations in earlier versions but acknowledge significant improvements such as express workflows and synchronous invocation, which have made Step Functions more versatile and powerful. They delve into favorite patterns, including concurrent processing with dynamic map states and reusable workflows, underscoring the efficiency and scalability Step Functions bring to serverless architectures. [...] RECOMMENDED BOOKS Adam Bellemare • Building Event-Driven Microservices (https://amzn.to/3WfNKfM) Peter Sbarski • Serverless Architectures on AWS (https://amzn.to/3hJzEUM) Michael Stack • Event-Driven Architecture in Golang (https://amzn.to/3G5e8ST) Ford, Richards, Sadalage & Dehghani • Software Architecture: The Hard Parts (https://amzn.to/3v4pKQS) Gerardus Blokdyk • Event-Driven Architecture EDA (https://amzn.to/3FOfUHE) James Urquhart • Flow Architectur (https://amzn.to/3Tyz8cY) Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com) Twitter (https://twitter.com/GOTOcon) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/goto_con) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences) CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech (https://gotopia.tech) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL (https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1) - new videos posted daily!