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Life & fun · May 2, 2019

Faast.js – Serverless Batch Computing Made Simple

Serverless batch computing made simple

Faast.js – Serverless Batch Computing Made Simple launched on May 2, 2019 with 202 votes, #96 of 3,072 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

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In plain words

Faast.js is a serverless batch computing platform that automates infrastructure setup, code packaging, and function invocation for developers building batch applications. It lets users write serverless functions using familiar asynchronous code patterns while automatically scaling from zero to thousands of cores on demand. The tool handles bundling and deployment without requiring manual zip file creation or complex configuration, making it easier for developers to leverage cloud computing power for batch workloads.

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From the sources

Serverless function architectures are optimized for event-driven systems. Faast.js simplifies serverless batch applications by automating infrastructure, code packaging, invocation, and cleanup. Combine the power of scalable serverless functions with the ease-of-use and familiarity of ordinary async functions. Go from zero to a thousand cores in seconds. Scale back down to zero just as quickly. Faast.js delivers the brute force power of the cloud with the convenience and familiarity of asynchronous function calls. Deploy without zip files. Zero-configuration support for bundling dependencies with built-in webpack support. Use native dependencies, even on AWS Lambda. Faast.js eliminates the…from faastjs.org

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