Earlier this month I released a book. This post is about how I wrote it, the tools I used, and what I learned. I've also shared a link to a repo containing all the settings, themes and file structure that I used, which you can take as a starting point for your own writing project. ⇢
Access logs can be invaluable when debugging API issues and understanding usage patterns. The CDK's HTTP API construct doesn't provide a way to enable logging, but you can still do it if you use the underlying CloudFormation properties. ⇢
An experiment in running a service on CloudFront Functions. ⇢
The supplied base images in CodeBuild don't usually have the most recent Go versions. Luckily, goenv makes installing newer versions quick and easy. ⇢
Whenever I start a new project, I like to make sure I have some good monitoring in place. Adding dashboard widgets from custom resources turns out to be a simple way to do this consistently. ⇢
You can write Lambda functions in pretty much any language these days. But Go has some strengths that make it a great choice. ⇢