.NET Workloads on AWS Lambda (Includes Labs)

In this course, developers who use C# will learn how to create and deploy .NET applications in AWS Cloud using AWS Lambda. It includes step-by-step tutorials and an Amazon Web Services (AWS) lab.

Activities

This course includes tutorials, and a lab

Course objectives

In this course, you will learn how to:

• Recognize the benefits and basic functionalities of using Lambda.
• Identify guidelines and considerations when using .NET on Lambda.
• Create, deploy, run, test, and debug .NET Lambda functions.
• Explore how Lambda works with other AWS services.

Intended audience

.NET developers who want to build and host .NET applications on AWS

Prerequisites

Prior experience using C#, .NET tools, and familiarity with the AWS Management Console

Course outline

Module 1: .Net Workloads on AWS Course

Lesson 1: Course Navigation

Lesson 2: Introduction

• Introduction to serverless computing
• Introduction to AWS Lambda
• Tutorial 1: .NET Tools for AWS Lambda
• Tutorial 2: The Hello World of Lambda Functions
• Tutorial 3: A .NET API Running in a Lambda Function

Lesson 3: .NET on AWS Lambda

• Supported versions of .NET
• AWS SDK for .NET
• Invoking a .NET Lambda function
• Cold starts and warm starts
• Tutorial 4: A Hello World Style .NET Lambda Function
• Tutorial 5: A .NET Lambda Function That Takes a JSON Payload
• Tutorial 6: Creating and Running a Web API Application as a Lambda Function

Lesson 4: Working with Other AWS Services

• Three ways for Lambda to work with other AWS services
• Tutorial 7: Accessing AWS Services from a Lambda Function
• Tutorial 8: Allowing Other Services to Invoke Lambda Functions

Lesson 5: Testing and Debugging Lambda Functions

• Various ways to test a Lambda function
• Testing your Lambda function on AWS
• Debugging your Lambda functions
• Tutorial 9: Testing with the xUnit Test Project Template
• Tutorial 10: Testing with the AWS .NET Mock Lambda Test Tool
• Tutorial 11: Containers and the Runtime Interface Emulator

Lesson 6: Conclusion

• Additional resources

Module 2: Create and Deploy .Net Workloads on AWS Lambda (LAB)

• Part 1: A .NET 6 Web App running on Arm64
• Part 2: Invoking a Lambda function from a C# program on your computer
• Part 3: Invoking one Lambda function from another