Devops

“It Works on My Machine”: SDLC Best Practices for the Real World

This post is for anyone who’s spun up something new, got it working locally, and hit a wall when it came time to deploy. Let’s talk about why best practices still matter—especially when you’re building on AWS.

Alan Blockley

You’ve probably seen it everywhere—developers jumping head-first into the latest programming trend, riding the hype wave of vibe coding, or switching to a new language that’s suddenly hot again. And honestly, there’s nothing wrong with that. Innovation is what keeps our industry fun. But in all that excitement, it’s easy to forget the foundation: solid, repeatable software development practices.

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Amazon Cognito - Function over form

A backend developer's experience in adding user authentication to his backend application.

Alan Blockley

Many individuals, builders or backend developers, often grapple with the challenge of balancing function and form. Ultimately, the success of our application hinges on ensuring that the Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Proof of Concept (PoC), or prototype functions smoothly before investing substantial resources into a flashy frontend.

However, there lies a conundrum – how do we control access to our application without prematurely exposing it to the entire internet?

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AWS SAM Pipelines: Effortless Serverless Application Deployments

In this quickstart guide, we'll delve into the technical aspects of AWS SAM Pipelines and explore how they can simplify setting up your CI/CD workflows.

Alan Blockley

Welcome to the world of AWS SAM Pipelines, where the deployment of serverless applications becomes a seamless process. In this quickstart guide, we’ll delve into the technical aspects of AWS SAM Pipelines and explore how they can simplify setting up your CI/CD workflows. Get ready to master the art of serverless application deployments with AWS SAM Pipelines.

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