Balancing Developer Experience with AWS Step Functions Service Integration

21/08/2025 10 min Temporada 5 Episodio 9

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Architecture Corner Newsletter Podcast - When migrating workflows to AWS Step Functions, developers often face a critical decision: should they leverage service integrations or stick with traditional Lambda-based approaches? This choice significantly impacts code complexity, testing strategies, and overall developer experience.In this episode we will cover:The migration path from traditional implementations to Step Functions workflowsHow service integrations can reduce code dependencies and simplify Lambda functionsThe testing trade-offs when moving external calls from code to state machine configurationsBenefits of decreased cold starts and fewer external dependencies in your functionsPractical considerations for workflow testing when using AWS service integrationsGuidelines for evaluating when service integrations provide net positive value to your architectureFor more details check ⁠here⁠.If you are interested in more information about software development and architecture, subscribe for free to our ⁠newsletter⁠.---https://architecturecorner.substack.com

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