Chapter 9: Running Serverless Functions with Google Cloud Functions
In this chapter, we will finally talk about fully serverless compute options, that is, Cloud Functions. This means no more servers and no more containers. This service is leveraging them in the backend, but they aren't visible to the end user. All we need to care about now is the code. Cloud Functions is a Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) offering. This means that you write a function in one of the languages supported by GCP and it can be triggered by an event or via HTTP. GCP takes care of provisioning and scaling the resources that are needed to run your functions.
Important Note
How does Cloud Functions work in the backend? Again, you don't need to bother with GCP's backend infrastructure, which runs the functions for you. However, being an engineer, I bet you will still search for answers on your own. Cloud Functions uses containers to set an isolated environment for your function. These are called...
