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.
To grow as a developer, soft skills are crucial alongside technical knowledge. The recommended books include “The 6 Types of Working Genius” for recognizing energizing tasks, “Start With Why” for understanding purpose in proposals, “DotCom Secrets” for marketing knowledge, “The Jelly Effect” to enhance communication, and “The Millionaire Fastlane” for asset-building insights.
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.
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 ›
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 ›
Today I had a nice day off but due to the warm weather we was done with walking the dogs by 6AM and that left me the whole day to do nothing. So I got building. I wanted to have… Read More ›
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 ›
Introduction Serverless computing is a new way of building and running applications. It promises to reduce cost, improve speed and simplify maintenance, making it easier for developers to build better apps faster. Reduce cost and increase speed There are a… Read More ›
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.
This morning I have worked on a new landing page concept and deployed the page for feedback. I think the new page has a more modern feel and will work weel when the landing page moves out of just pre-launch… Read More ›
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