Explore serverless architecture and its practical applications in this 50-minute conference talk. Learn how to build a serverless API using Google Cloud, Firebase, and PostgreSQL. Discover the benefits of eliminating infrastructure management to focus on business logic. Follow along as Rob Conery demonstrates leveraging Firebase Functions for his business, bigmachine.io. Gain insights into working with Firebase's realtime database and PostgreSQL hosted on compose.com. Understand the concepts of serverless computing, its advantages, and potential challenges. Dive into topics such as Firebase pricing, authentication, JSON structures, and security rules. Learn to create static sites, implement Stripe checkout, handle Firebase events, and write asynchronous code. Explore various options for triggering events and writing to databases. Gain practical knowledge on building scalable, efficient APIs without managing servers, enabling you to concentrate on developing your business logic and applications.
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Building a Serverless API With Google, Firebase and PostgreSQL