Blog posts

Comparing direct references vs SSM Parameter Store for sharing resources between AWS CDK stacks, including trade-offs and best practices.

Exploring AWS' new startup prompts for developers: A hands-on review of their effectiveness and usability.

A deep dive into creating a custom, privacy-focused web analytics platform using AWS serverless technologies, Rust, and modern frontend tools.

How Hexagonal Architecture Optimizes AI Context Windows

Learn how to create a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in TypeScript that connects to Claude Desktop. This tutorial covers setting up the project, building a simple tool to fetch Pokémon data from the PokéAPI, and integrating it with Claude for real-time responses.

A first-hand account of migrating customer-facing AWS Lambda endpoints from TypeScript to Rust. This post covers the motivation behind the migration, the Rust Lambda setup with Axum, key challenges encountered during the rewrite, and measurable performance improvements in cold start latency and overall API responsiveness. Includes code examples, OpenAPI integration, and before-and-after benchmark results.

Using VHS by Charm to create terminal GIFs for documentation, including tips for making perfect looping animations with ImageMagick.

A streamlined approach to releasing Rust projects using release-plz, git-cliff, and GitHub Actions for automated publishing and changelogs.

Reflections on how software development mastery has evolved from memorization to process, iteration, and collaboration with both human mentors and AI assistants.

How AWS Lambda's new billing for initialization time made switching from Node.js to Rust a cost-effective decision for high-throughput workloads.

Learn how to stop hardcoding AWS credentials in GitHub Actions by implementing a secure OpenID Connect (OIDC) solution using AWS CDK.

Learn how to use Pandoc to convert markdown documents and automatically generate URL citations for your bibliography and references.

Configure secure cross-account access in AWS using IAM roles and trust policies to enable users to assume roles across different AWS accounts.

A complete guide to assuming AWS roles across accounts with MFA enabled, including step-by-step commands and a practical bash script.

Step-by-step guide to enabling Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on AWS accounts to improve security and meet compliance requirements.

Demystify static site deployment on AWS using CloudFormation templates, S3 buckets, and CDN configuration for optimal performance.

Learn how to automate your software release process with AWS CodePipeline, from GitHub integration to build automation and deployment strategies.