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<@UB9JVTW07> and <@UB3BGTV63> probably have the best pointers. However:

- We have a truly "raw" serverless example here <https://github.com/pulumi/examples/blob/master/aws-ts-serverless-raw/index.ts>

Cyrus is working on a "middle layer" that takes many of the lessons about what sort of abstractions worked in the cloud API, and translating them to be AWS-specific, so that you get full access to the underlying resources. We'll be talking a lot more about this in the weeks to come. That isn't quite "raw" but is a nice comparison:

- Video Thumbnailer using cloud: <https://github.com/pulumi/examples/tree/master/cloud-js-thumbnailer>

- Video Thumbnailer using this new AWS layer: <https://github.com/pulumi/examples/tree/master/aws-ts-thumbnailer>

Oh! It looks like we *do* have the URL shortener written using this middle layer. Again, not raw, but AWS-specific.

<https://github.com/pulumi/examples/tree/master/aws-ts-url-shortener-cache-http>

Why is the last one aws-specific? Seems it just uses `cloud` stuff?

Well, it's `cloud-aws` but it's could be general cloud?

Or where is the more cloudy example? :thinking_face:

Hi <@UB39JFCKC> I can help with this one I get my temp computer up and running

Hey <@UB39JFCKC> in a slightly better state now :slightly_smiling_face:

I think I'm good for now with links from Joe. I was a bit confused about what "middle tier" is.