What’s in a Lambda? by Murtaza Ali via @TDataScience

An overview of anonymous functions in Python and why you should use them.

I found this very useful because, to be honest, I've always found them confusing and not so easy to understand. I believe I understand them better now and that there is a time and place to use them.

Lambda Functions with Practical Examples in Python by Susan Maina by @TDataScience

How, when to use, and when not to use Lambda functions.

This is a really useful and a great "primer" to help you get into using them. I suggest you do some practice and look at the results to make sure you understand them and how they work. Then you are in a position to use them more in anger.

From Lambda to Kappa: A Guide on Real-Time Big Data Architectures by Michael Verrilli via @DZone

This is a discussion of real-time big data architectures as there are options now.

A great article and a huge help in understanding the architectures. I'm really looking forward to his follow up articles where he goes into them in more detail.