If you ever want to test how well you really understand something, try explaining it to your mom. That's exactly what I got to do with serverless.

My mom has been my biggest fan and supporter my entire technical career. A few weeks ago she told me she watches every one of my YouTube videos about serverless and wanted to know — in plain English — what it actually is and why it matters. Just so you know, my mom isn't a developer, but she's pretty tech-savvy. I thought it would be fun to record the whole conversation, and you can watch it here .

I also turned that chat into this blog so anyone who's new to development (or just curious) can follow along easily. So if that's you — welcome! I hope this helps.

Oh, and everyone calls her Mama J… so you can too. Let's dive in!

Serverless starts with servers

Yup, this is the worst-kept secret in all of serverless: it still runs on servers.…