Serverless powered Low Code

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Argues that combining Serverless + Low Code makes real apps possible by offloading custom API complexity to small deployed functions; shows a three-step facade (define need, build first-level connectors, compose) that turns a multi-step bank transfer into a single API call, with connector functions calling others. Uses Serverless framework on AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, CloudWatch), implements defensive patterns (data validation, retry — three attempts, dead‑letter queue, circuit breaker) and a personalized confirmation‑link example that reduces app complexity and runs in production.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 0:40Two sides of the tech environment
3. 2:25What is Low Code
4. 4:19Real Apps with APIs
5. 5:18Apis
6. 7:57API Difficulties
7. 8:44Sequence Diagram
8. 10:11Single API Call
9. 10:44Unpredictability
10. 11:13Defensive Design
11. 13:18Its Not Just Code
12. 14:20What is Serverless
13. 15:45Serverless with a local platform
14. 17:20Conclusion
15. 18:49Questions Answers

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