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5x faster Edge Functions: V8 isolates to Firecracker MicroVMs

229 points · 106 comments · jbott

  1. torginus · · 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. notatoad · · focus · HN ↗
      seriously - if netlify can do 15ms warm start + 10ms cold start, wtf is lambda doing for the other 1500ms?
      1. chrisweekly · · focus · HN ↗
        did you get the warm and cold numbers reversed?
        1. notatoad · · focus · HN ↗
          that plus sign is addition. netlify claims cold start is only 10ms slower than warm start.
          1. chrisweekly · · focus · HN ↗
            ah, so 15ms warm and 25ms cold. that makes much more sense.
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