AWS Lambda adds support for .NET 8

The article discusses the new support for .NET 8 in AWS Lambda, which allows developers to create serverless applications using the latest long-term support release of .NET 8.

Specifically, the article covers:

• The Lambda .NET 8 runtime is built on the new Amazon Linux 2023 runtime, providing a smaller deployment footprint and updated libraries.
• Powertools for AWS Lambda (.NET) supports .NET 8, offering tools to implement serverless best practices.
• The .NET 8 runtime is available in all regions where Lambda is available, except for China and GovCloud regions.
• Various AWS deployment tools can be used to deploy and manage .NET 8 serverless applications, including the Lambda console, CLI, SAM, CDK, and CloudFormation.
• Native Ahead-of-Time (AOT) compiled applications can run with the .NET 8 managed runtime.
• The AWS-provided .NET 8 base image can be used to build and deploy .NET 8 functions using containers.
• Conclusion: Developers are encouraged to review the blog post and product page for more information and to get started with the new .NET 8 runtime for AWS Lambda.