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How To: Normalize URLs Stored in MySQL
After discovering an issue with a partner's URL redirection implementation, we had to change our strategy and clean up our database with a simple query to normalize URLs.
Lambda API: v0.2.0 released
Is Code Really Self-Documenting?
Learn how to better document your software by writing cleaner code, following some general commenting etiquette, and commenting more effectively to make you and your team more productive.
Lambda API: v0.1.1 patch released
Securing Serverless: A Newbie's Guide
A practical guide to security for your serverless applications. Learn best practices, how to mitigate risks, and how to keep your users' data safe.
How To: Build a Serverless API with Serverless, AWS Lambda and Lambda API
Learn how to build a serverless API using the Serverless framework, AWS Lambda, and the Lambda-API node module.
Lambda API: v0.1.0, first stable version released
How To: Stub AWS Services in Lambda Functions using Serverless, Sinon.JS and Promises
If you are trying to run tests on your Lambda functions that interact with AWS Services using the aws-sdk node module, then this post is for you. Learn how to easily stub these services with Sinon.js.
Product Managers Need To Take Technical Debt Seriously
It was the day before our app was going to be featured on the Today Show. The question was very simple: "Are we ready for tomorrow?"
Most Product Roadmaps are Rubbish
How To: Access Your AWS VPC-based Elasticsearch Cluster Locally
AWS recently announced that their Elasticsearch Service now supports VPC. Learn how to access your secure clusters from your local development machine.