Key Terms and Industry Jargon

Build Server

A build server is an application that is used in both the testing and deployment of software. Popular build servers can be both SaaS or open source. Here are a few popular options:

  • Jenkins: Open source build server that can run anywhere including AWS, GCP, Azure a docker container or on your laptop.
  • CircleCI: A SaaS build service that integrates with popular git hosting providers like Github.

Microservice

A lightweight loosely coupled service. It can be as small as a function.

FaaS (Function as a Service)

A type of cloud computing that facilitates functions that respond to events.

AWS Lambda

A serverless compute platform by AWS that has FaaS capability.

Cloud-Native applications

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