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Build Open Source Software Developers Want to Use
Guide to building high-impact open-source projects with production-grade quality, strong DevEx, CI/CD, and community engagement.
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21 articles tagged with “Open Source”
May 5, 202510 min read
Serverless WebSockets with AppSync Events & Lambda
Use AWS Lambda with AppSync Events for serverless WebSockets. Covers CDK setup, real-time events, and Powertools integration.
Dec 31, 20248 min read
2024 Summary & Come Write with Me
A look back at 2024 highlights, lessons learned, and an invitation to become a guest writer on Ran the Builder. Join the community.
Mar 4, 202410 min read
Auto-Generate OpenAPI Docs & CI/CD Protections
Generate OpenAPI documentation for serverless APIs automatically, keep it in sync with code, and safeguard against API breaking changes
Feb 19, 202411 min read
Serverless API Documentation with Powertools for AWS
Generate OpenAPI documentation for Python Lambda APIs using Powertools for AWS Lambda and Pydantic. Automate your API spec with CDK.
Feb 7, 20247 min read
Boost App Engagement with CloudWatch & Powertools
Learn to use CloudWatch metrics for mobile alerts, enhancing app engagement with AWS Lambda Powertools. Ideal for developers and engineers
Dec 19, 20237 min read
2023 Summary & Come Write With Me!
Review the year 2023 from my personal perspective and share an exciting writing opportunity that I'm opening to everybody who wants to try.
Sep 18, 20234 min read
Deploy AWS AppConfig with the New L2 CDK Constructs
Deploy AWS AppConfig feature flags using CDK L2 constructs. Manage feature toggles for serverless apps with type-safe configurations.
Aug 7, 20238 min read
Mastering Retries: Best Practices for Amazon SQS
Learn how to handle Amazon SQS batch processing failures and master automatic retries with AWS Lambda Powertools for Python.
Jul 24, 20236 min read
SQS Batch Handling with AWS Lambda Powertools
Handle Amazon SQS batches in a safe manner that encourages retries with AWS Lambda Powertools for Python and AWS CDK code examples.
Jun 26, 202313 min read
Serverless API Idempotency with Lambda Powertools
Discover serverless API idempotency's significance and implementation using AWS Lambda, AWS CDK, and Lambda Powertools for Python.
Jun 12, 20238 min read
Python Cookiecutter: Streamline Template Projects
In this post, you will learn how to generate Python templates with cookiecutter and build new template projects from scratch.
Jan 31, 20234 min read
AWS Lambda Feature Flags with Time Based Conditions
Learn how to define time-based feature flags that will change the behavior of your AWS service at different times, hours and weekdays.
Sep 5, 20225 min read
Open-Source Code Donation 101
Getting started with open-source contributions: tips, tricks, and best practices for making your first meaningful code donation.
Aug 2, 20228 min read
How One Open-Source Code Donation Got Me Promoted
How one open-source pull request led to a promotion to System Architect and a talk at the AWS TLV Summit. Advance your career with OSS.
Jun 19, 20227 min read
Start Your AWS Serverless Service With Two Clicks
This blog will help you to start your very own AWS Serverless Python service with a working pipeline and CDK with just two clicks!
Jun 9, 20227 min read
Manage Your AWS Lambda Feature Flags Like a Boss
This blog post will describe a feature flags development process for getting feature flags right in: design, testing, production, retirement
May 15, 202216 min read
AWS Lambda Feature Flags & Configuration Best Practices
AWS Lambda handler best practices series. This blog focuses on AWS Lambda feature flags and configuration best practices.
Mar 3, 20226 min read
AWS Lambda Metrics KPI Best Practices
AWS Lambda custom metrics best practices: publish CloudWatch metrics and business KPIs with Powertools for AWS Lambda in Python.
Feb 24, 202211 min read
AWS Lambda Observability Best Practices
AWS Lambda observability best practices for distributed tracing, metrics, and monitoring using Powertools for AWS Lambda in Python.
Feb 23, 20226 min read
AWS Lambda Best Logging Practices
Master AWS Lambda logging best practices with structured logs, correlation IDs, and Python Powertools for production-ready observability.