Serverless
Serverless API Essentials: PUT vs PATCH
It can be tricky to know when to update a resource with a PUT or a PATCH. Once you decide, choosing which serverless resources to use is your next hurdle.
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I can’t tell you how many times I’ve needed to do something simple like remove the background from an image or convert a file from one type to another but wasn’t able to do it. While these feel like simple, common things your OS should just handle, they require a service to do them. Luckily, I’m usually able to Google the problem, find a website dedicated to solving that one problem and do it.
Application development
How to Load Test Your Apps For Free By Going Serverless
Stress testing your system can be just as stressful on you as it is for your app. But with serverless you can quickly and easily run cost-effective load tests with minimal setup.
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Guest post
Converting DataDog Synthetic Tests to Postman Collections
Learn how to use Postman as a middle tier to convert automated tests to Postman Collections
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Tutorial
Intro to AWS WebSockets Part Five: Custom Domain Name
Discover how to add a custom domain to your WebSocket.
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Tutorial
Intro to AWS WebSockets Part Four: User Notifications
Sending notifications when long running tasks complete is key to success with async software. We can add that into our workflows in minutes with WebSockets.
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Tutorial
Intro to AWS WebSockets Part Three: Documentation
A critical but often overlooked piece to a great API is documentation. Explore how to properly document an event driven architecture with Async Api Spec.
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Tutorial
Intro to AWS WebSockets Part Two: Auth
Every API needs some form of security. WebSockets are no different.
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Tutorial
Intro to AWS WebSockets
Websockets are key to polished async processes. Discover how to start with push notifications in AWS
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Application development
Webhooks Explained Simply… With Car Shopping!
Event-driven architectures are hard technical concepts to understand. But if you've ever been car shopping, you might know more about them than you realize.
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Application development
Build Auth Once With A Shared Lambda Authorizer
Large organizations use many AWS accounts to manage their applications. Learn how to share a lambda authorizer across all accounts so you only have to build auth once.
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