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5x faster Edge Functions: V8 isolates to Firecracker MicroVMs

229 points · 106 comments · jbott

torginus · 1790801166 · focus · HN ↗
This is highly interesting considering AWS invented the MicroVMs for lambda, yet node on lambda is dog slow (both in latency and throughput). I can traumadump on request. I bet they could use some of this tech especially since their use cases are often not too dissimilar (auth validation, rule checking etc)
1. tomnipotent · 1790806191 · focus · HN ↗
  > they could use some of this tech
  Firecracker is AWS tech, and was behind both Lambda & Fargate. I imagine it's all the enterprisey extras built on top that cause those issues.
  1. zokier · 1790807606 · focus · HN ↗
    fargate is not firecracker
    binsquare · 1790808511 · focus · HN ↗
    can confirm that this is true for the fargate product used by consumers.
    as someone who worked on it
    tomnipotent · 1790811636 · focus · HN ↗
    From the Firecracker README:
    <a href="https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker
    "Firecracker was developed at Amazon Web Services to accelerate the speed and efficiency of services like AWS Lambda and AWS Fargate."

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