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Let’s talk about one of the most common (and costly) mistakes I see in serverless applications using Amazon DynamoDB: overusing Scan when a Query would do the job better — faster, cheaper, and more predictably.

“The ‘scan is easier and we don’t need indexes’ anti pattern

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.