There are always interesting ideas floating around at AWS, especially at Christmas time post re:Invent. This year was no different. Matt and I noticed an interesting opportunity pop up around an IoT Christmas Tree and decided that it might be fun to extend on a small project we built a few months ago on Devs… Continue reading Dev:Ember Tree
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The right way to setup Python on MacOS
I use Python more and more regularly and each time I set up a new machine I go through the same steps to enable a clean and modular way to run multiple versions of Python, each time I forget a step and am left scratching my head, this time I decided to document those steps.… Continue reading The right way to setup Python on MacOS
Node.js Express and AWS Lambda
Expressjs is well known framework for build javascript applications and APIs. I often use express to build Proof of concept apps ( heh I build this little one just last week https://www.apprunnerdemo.com ). One of the questions I get asked a lot is how should I begin building small apps in a Serverless manner without… Continue reading Node.js Express and AWS Lambda
Identifiers within AWS CDK
A quick blog today on both Construct and Unique identifiers within AWS CDK as well as objects within a CDK construct. Objects in a CDK construct When working within a Construct, AWS resources are referenced as objects when created. In the below screenshot, this.acme_vpc is an example of an object. You can also see that… Continue reading Identifiers within AWS CDK
Reference and import existing assets into AWS CDK
Hey Everyone, Have spent quite a bit of time recently using AWS CDK to build cloud infrastructure via code. What I really like about it is the fact I can code up AWS infrastructure in my preferred language (generally Python or Javascript) and spend less time to do this than in the past when I… Continue reading Reference and import existing assets into AWS CDK