Newsletter martinmueller.dev 2022 week 30

July 31, 2022

This week was tough as it was my last week at Monada. It was a great time working with great engineers and I am super excited to follow the future development of Monada :).

In this weekly newsletter, I write a summary of posts that got my attention during the week. I center around topics AWS, DevOps, Architecture, AWS CDK, Serverless, Data Engineering, Data Analytics and much more.

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Accessibility Check #1

https://dev.to/yuridevat/accessibility-check-1-3c38

The author Julia tells about her first experience with accessibility checking. It seems quite convenient to check the website using the article mentioned DevTool extension.

Storage-First Serverless Solutions :rocket:

https://leejamesgilmore.medium.com/storage-first-serverless-solutions-c0fc182243b9

A cool article about how to build a modern asynchronous API with the storage-first approach where the request is saved in the storage to optionally play it again in the case of further processing fails. The author describes a simple example and provides a lot of useful Lambda and AWS CDK code. Great article!!

Thanks a lot to the author Lee James Gilmore

Increase Your Coding Productivity with Amazon CodeWhisperer

https://medium.com/@IVaibhavMalpani/increase-your-coding-productivity-with-amazon-codewhisperer-7d4ed1b54295

If you are using Python or JavaScript for your business logic give Amazon CodeWhisperer a try. It seems super worthwhile!

Thanks a lot to the author Vaibhav Malpani

Introduction to AWS Step Functions

https://dev.to/aws-builders/introduction-to-aws-step-functions-28k7

That is a nice overview of AWS Step Functions. The author explains when to use it and what are the main features.

Thanks a lot to the author Avik Kundu

How to Automate REST API Security Testing

https://dev.to/intesar/how-to-automate-rest-api-security-testing-4lh4

Introduces some interesting tools for automated REST API security testing.

Thanks a lot to the author Intesar Shannan Mohammed

DevOps Toolchain for Beginners

https://dev.to/vishnube/devops-toolchain-for-beginners-2aif

A super nice in-depth article about useful toolchains for developers. A must-read if you are new to the DevOps space!

Thanks a lot to the author Vishnu Vasudevan

Introduction of Facade Pattern in Javascript

https://dev.to/yohanesss/introduction-of-facade-pattern-in-javascript-2gmo

A nice and tight article explaining the Facade pattern with a JavaScript example.

Thanks a lot to the author Yohanes Setiawan

How do you/company deal with secrets on ci/cd?

https://www.reddit.com/r/devops/comments/wajare/how_do_youcompany_deal_with_secrets_on_cicd/

Interesting Reddit discussion on how to deal with secrets on CI/CD. I'll favor AWS SecretsManager for staying in the tool space I already use.

Serverless Diary: How to Increase Agility with Feature Toggles — Classical Approach

https://kothiyal-anuj.medium.com/serverless-diary-how-to-increase-agility-with-feature-toggles-classical-approach-ae5f197e9be4

Interesting article on how you could implement feature toggles or flags in a serverless environment. Lists as well pros and cons when using the feature flags as part of AWS Lambda.

Thanks a lot to the author Anuj Kothiyal

Solutions Architect Tips - How to Design Applications For Growth

https://www.readysetcloud.io/blog/allen.helton/how-to-design-applications-for-growth/

A nice top-down article on how to design your application for growth.

Thanks a lot to the author Allen Helton

7 Best Tips For Web Developers

https://dev.to/devsimc/7-best-tips-for-web-developers-636

Some super cool tips for web developers. In the comment section are some more cool and useful tips :).

Thanks a lot to the author simc dev CSM® and the commenters.

What is Continuous Cloud Compliance?

https://www.mitigant.io/blog/what-is-continuous-cloud-compliance

Compliance in the cloud is super interesting. This article explains the different kinds of compliance standards. Furthermore, the author drafts the motivation behind cloud compliance.

Thanks a lot to the author Kennedy Torkura

Final Words

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