Published intheburningmonk.com·Nov 6How I implemented web analytics reporting with TimestreamA month ago, I shared how I built an affiliate tracking system in a weekend [1]. Since then, I’ve enhanced the system by integrating analytics reporting, enabling affiliates to gauge the performance of their URLs. In this post, I will describe how the system works and why I chose Amazon…AWS4 min readAWS4 min read
Published intheburningmonk.com·Nov 1Monthly roundup — October 2023Hi, here’s a quick round-up of everything I have done in October 2023. Podcast We aired three episodes on the Real-World Serverless podcast: #84 — Charity Majors on Observability, OTEL, AI ops, DevOps and Friday deploys #85 — AWS CDK dos and don’ts with Matthew Bonig #86 — AWS Serverless Hero…AWS3 min readAWS3 min read
Published intheburningmonk.com·Oct 28Serverless v4 will start charging users, but that’s a good thingThe Serverless Framework remains a top choice for serverless development, as evidenced by the recent State of Serverless report [1]. Yet, its appeal has waned over time due to the lack of innovation in recent years, prompting users to explore other options. Recently, they announced [2] significant updates for Serverless…AWS5 min readAWS5 min read
Published intheburningmonk.com·Oct 21Amplify: how to share code without Lambda Layers or private NPMSharing code efficiently across different parts of an application can be challenging with AWS Lambda, especially when using Amplify. Today, I’ll walk you through a solution to this common problem, without relying on Lambda Layers or private NPM repositories. The Context In my previous post about Lambda Layers [1], I delved into…AWS4 min readAWS4 min read
Published intheburningmonk.com·Oct 12How I built an affiliate tracking system in a weekend with serverlessHaving taught thousands of students to build serverless applications via my online courses and workshops, I felt it was time to kick-start an affiliate program to boost sales. Affiliates would receive 50% of the revenue and get a 15% discount code for their audience. It feels like a good…AWS5 min readAWS5 min read
Published intheburningmonk.com·Oct 6Help! How do I set DeletionPolicy to Retain for production only?It’s a good practice to use CloudFormation’s DeletionPolicy to protect stateful resources such as DynamoDB tables or RDS databases from accidental deletions. Such as when someone accidentally deletes a CloudFormation stack! As I discussed previously [1], this is a much better way to guard against these accidental data losses than…AWS4 min readAWS4 min read
Published intheburningmonk.com·Oct 1Monthly roundup — September 2023Hi, here’s a quick round-up of everything I have done in September 2023. Podcast Two new episodes in September: #82 — Big things are coming Lambda Powertools [Heitor Lessa] #83 — Unpacking Google’s latest AI announcements [Gerard Sans] The next episode with Charity Majors is airing on Oct 3rd on YouTube: …AWS3 min readAWS3 min read
Published inLumigo·Sep 19Is Bun the Next Big Thing for AWS Lambda? A Thorough InvestigationIt’s been only a few days since the Bun 1.0 announcement and it’s taken social media by storm! And rightly so. Bun promises better performance, and Node.js compatibility and comes with batteries included. It comes with a transpiler, bundler, package manager and testing library. You no longer have to install…AWS5 min readAWS5 min read
Published intheburningmonk.com·Sep 9Static IP for Lambda: ingress, egress and bypassing the dreaded NAT GatewayMany vendors require you to have a static IP address for your application. Such that all requests to their API must originate from an allow-list of IP addresses.AWS6 min readAWS6 min read
Published intheburningmonk.com·Sep 4Combine Standard and Express workflows for fun & profitStep Functions’ state machines come in two flavours. By understanding their strengths and limitations, you can harness the combined power of both to optimize your processes for efficiency and cost.AWS3 min readAWS3 min read
