The same elegant pattern — now in Rust, with cargo-lambda and the AWS SDK for Rust. The old pattern I picked up from Jeremy Daly many years ago hasn’t changed — it’s still one of the cleanest foundations for a… Read More ›
SaaS
Internal developer tools
Internal developer tools enhance engineering efficiency by addressing frequent, cross-team pain points that consume time and incur risks. Successful tools should be fast, predictable, self-service, integrated, and owned. Key ideas include local development bootstrappers, deploy tools, and secret management workflows. Avoid building full-time products from scratch unless necessary.
AWS Innovations 2025: AI Tools and Infrastructure Updates
As we navigate through 2025, AWS continues to push the boundaries of cloud computing, introducing a suite of services and enhancements that cater to developers, AI enthusiasts, and infrastructure architects alike. Here’s a curated overview of the most impactful AWS… Read More ›
Use Projen to deploy custom packages to AWS CDK
Projen is a tool that streamlines managing AWS CDK projects by automating tasks like file generation and dependency management. It allows developers to focus on infrastructure code instead of project setup. By following specific commands, users can create projects, configure repositories, and publish packages to npm and GitHub.
Why Use AWS CDK?
Firstly I’m a huge fan of AWS CDK for all different scale projects. I use it for projects that start at 1or 2 API’s and services to hundreds. So, what is it? AWS CDK or the Cloud Development Kit is… Read More ›
Creating a Lambda Warmer with AWS CDK and TypeScript
In this guide, we’ll create an AWS Lambda function that acts as a “warmer” to keep another Lambda function warm, reducing cold start times. We’ll use the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) and TypeScript. Prerequisites Ensure you have the following… Read More ›
Software as a Service SaaS and Micro SaaS
What is SaaS? SaaS stands for “Software as a Service.” It is a software delivery model in which software is hosted by a third-party provider and made available to customers over the internet. Customers access the software through a web… Read More ›
Software Engineering Side Hustle
A software side hustle refers to a part-time or freelance business or activity that leverages a software engineer’s skills, knowledge and experience. It’s a way for software engineers to use their skills and talents to create additional income streams and… Read More ›
AWS CDK – Serverless Website Monitoring
I recently have been playing around with some tools for monitoring websites but with these tools they can be an unnecessary expense for a start-up. So, I went and built my own monitoring stack in AWS CDK to monitor if… Read More ›
Out with the old in with the new
This is still in progress but the new menu service is now in place and the old title bar is gone and has started to be replaced by a more modern looking sidebar.
greenchapel.dev 