Recursive AWS Lambda Functions in Node.js JavaScript
AWS Lambda functions are a great way to execute short-running processes without worrying about what hardware they’re going to run on. Sometimes though, we have a requirement to execute a longer-lived process, but unfortunately AWS imposes a 15 minute execution limit. Fear not though, because in this article you’ll learn how to write recursive Node.js JavaScript Lambda functions which call themselves, bypassing the execution time limit. 1. Overview In October 2018 AWS increased the Lambda execution time limit to 15 minutes:...