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Update AWS CloudFront configuration using AWS CLI
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aws
cloudfront
aws cli
Regardless of whether you just need to make a quick manual change or it’s part of your CI/CD process, AWS CLI can be very useful for both scenarios.
Let’s dig into updating AWS CloudFront with AWS CLI!
Streaming GitHub audit log to S3 with OpenID Connect - Troubleshooting
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github
s3
audit log
streaming
Streaming GitHub audit log to one centralized place is quite often used to maintain compliance or improve security within the organization, or both.
If you are reading this post, you are having trouble setting up this stream to your AWS S3.
AWS Amplify Override Amplify-generated resources. On example with resolvers.
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aws
amplify
aws appsync
appsync resolver
override amplify
TypeScript
aws cdk
AWS Amplify is a great tool when you’re building web and mobile apps, and you want to integrate them easily with the backend.
In a few simple steps, you can have a working GraphQL endpoint, storage on the backend, authentication, and authorization through Cognito.
Protocol Buffers RPC calls through WebSockets on AWS Lambda with API Gateway
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protocol buffers
websockets
aws
lambda
python
devops
We might argue about what is the important aspect of good communication.
But what are the few basic principles of communication where, at least, two parties will understand each other? Use of the same Glossary, happens in Real Time and uses Same language.
Docs Like Code by Anne Gentle
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github
books
book review
Many people do not like to write documentation, or if they do, it’s often detached from the source code, leading to it quickly becoming outdated.
This is a common problem I’ve noticed in the majority of closed-source codebases I’ve had the chance to work with.
Error tracking and incident response on production with Sentry + Squadcast + Linear + Slack
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sentry
squadcast
linear
slack
production incident
error monitoring
devops
There are multiple strategies to mitigate the number of bugs and problems with the app in production. Some teams focus on unit tests, functional tests, integration tests, manual tests, multiple environments to run those, and build the artifact of the app.
Strategies to Migrate Users to AWS Cognito Pool
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aws
aws cognito
devops
If you work in the AWS ecosystem, sooner or later, you will deal with AWS Cognito.
AWS Cognito is meant to help you with customer identity and access management.
So you’ve decided to use AWS Cognito for the first time, or you’ve used it already.
Debugging GitHub Actions Remotely
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github
tools
github actions
ci/cd
devops
If you use GitHub to store your repositories, you may also be utilizing GitHub Actions. I’ve been using it for several years across multiple projects. There have been a few instances where I had to debug a failing workflow.
PostgREST - Write Your REST Server in SQL
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postgresql
rest
tools
What is PostgREST? # As the authors themselves say:
PostgREST is a standalone web server that transforms your PostgreSQL database directly into a RESTful API. The structural constraints and permissions in the database determine the API endpoints and operations.
Use of HTTP proxy (Charles Proxy) to debug mobile/desktop apps.
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http
tools
debug
http proxy
When you’re building an API that is used by either a mobile or desktop app, you will eventually encounter a situation where you need to confirm how the app uses your API.
First post
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Every, well respected, tech blog has to have “First post”. Place where you can check if plugin for syntax is working as expected, peaking of which: print("Hello World") It does work, at least on my machine.