At re:Invent 2022, AWS announced SnapStart for AWS Lambda functions running on Java Corretto 11. This feature enables builders to achieve up to 10x faster function startup performance for Java functions, at no additional cost, and typically with minimal or no code changes.
In this workshop you will learn how SnapStart addresses Java function performance. You will learn how to enable SnapStart with infrastructure as code, how to customize your snapshot behavior with runtime hooks and identify potential refactoring areas with automated tooling. Lastly, you will apply additional best practices for performance tuning and snapshot creation. After this workshop you will be able to make well-informed decisions when using SnapStart for your Java based AWS Lambda functions.