S2E6: Testing Logging and Monitoring

In this episode, we’re cracking open chapters 6 and 7 of “Programming AWS Lambda” to explore development concepts that can make or break real-world serverless apps:

🛠️ Testing – unit, integration, and end-to-end tests and how they fit into shipping quality applications
📈 Observability – logging, metrics, and tracing so you can see exactly what just happened (and why) inside your functions.

Join us to discuss the Test Pyramid and code used to demonstrate unit, functional, and end-to-end testing. We also demonstrate logging and monitoring with Lambda functions.

And as always, we break down key concepts, share practical takeaways, and keep the conversation lively and interactive!

00:00 Conference Recap & Book Chapters Overview
01:54 Testing Strategies & Test Pyramid
13:05 Refactoring for Testability & Team Practices
16:00 Local vs. Cloud Testing & Environment Management
22:47 Demo: Testing Implementation in Python
31:26 Monitoring & Logging in AWS Lambda
38:02 Next Steps & Season Planning

The book: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/programming-aws-lambda/9781492041047/

The code: https://github.com/covertocode/season-2-programming-aws-lambda/tree/main/chapter-6-and-7-testing-logging

Find us online at covertocode.com.

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• Angela A. @scooterphoenix
• Michael J. @managedkaos ​