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If you still think CloudWatch is an expensive, outdated observability service with a sluggish UI, take a look at Joseph Alioto's recent talk. You'll be surprised! 🎁
November 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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The October edition of the AWS open source newsletter is out. Issue #215 features lots of great new projects and content on your favourite open source projects. Go check them out - dev.to/aws/aws-open...
AWS open source newsletter, #215
Edition #215 - October 2025 Welcome to issue #215 of the AWS open source newsletter, the...
dev.to
October 31, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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My conference season is wrapped! I loved speaking in Utrecht, Timisoara, Gothenburg, Manchester and many other places this year. While I won't come to a stage near you anytime soon, I'm happy that the awesome team at AWS Comsum Manchester made the recording available on YouTube. Check it out below!
It’s turtles all the way down – a journey into abstraction and modularity | Luc van Donkersgoed
Modularity might be the single most important concept in software design. But it goes way beyond software: modularity is a key concept in business, organizations, and even people. In this talk we…
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October 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Time for a first look into the @nitro.build v3 alpha, which is just a @vite.dev plugin 👀

youtu.be/sWGWHyVlIlU
Nitro v3 ALPHA: The first look
YouTube video by Alexander Lichter
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October 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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✍️ New blog post by Pubudu Jayawardana

Monitoring multiple dynamic resources using a single Amazon CloudWatch alarm

#aws #cloudwatch #monitoring
Monitoring multiple dynamic resources using a single Amazon CloudWatch alarm
Intro When you need to monitor your resources with a CloudWatch alarm, what you normally...
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October 21, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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HOW TO STOP THE NEXT SHAI HULUD ATTACK? 🥶

All about secure local development, npm security best practices and supply chain attack mitigations: github.com/lirantal/npm...
GitHub - lirantal/npm-security-best-practices: Collection of npm package manager Security Best Practices
Collection of npm package manager Security Best Practices - lirantal/npm-security-best-practices
github.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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AWS CDK's September monthly update - this is packed with updates! I have so many folks to call out in the community this month, it feels amazing. THANK YOU for all the good work you do.
dev.to/aws/aws-cdk-...
@cdk.dev
AWS CDK Monthly Update - September 2025
Index TL;DR Important Announcements Major Features CDK Refactor ECS Managed Instances...
dev.to
October 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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End to end integration compilation tests, regardless of your backend language? Oh yes we can!

johnnyreilly.com/keeping-fron...
Keeping front end and back end in sync with NSwag generated clients | johnnyreilly
By generating clients from OpenAPI specs, it is possible to have integration tests that check your front end and your back end are aligned. This post will show you how to do that using NSwag.
johnnyreilly.com
October 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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GoDaddy developed a bootstrapless CDK deployment approach that dynamically creates compliant staging resources, eliminating manual bootstrap steps while enforcing governance requirements automatically.
Beyond Bootstrap: Bootstrapless CDK Deployments at GoDaddy
GoDaddy developed a bootstrapless CDK deployment approach that dynamically creates compliant staging resources, eliminating manual bootstrap steps while enforcing governance requirements automatically.
aws-news.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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🛠️ I'm running a @viteconf.org workshop on adding SSR to your Vite app.

This Wednesday — join me!

viteconf.amsterdam/workshops
Online Workshops
ViteConf 2025 Online Workshops
viteconf.amsterdam
October 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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🗣️ My talk "Decluttering Sentry - One Knip at a Time" from @react-prague.bsky.social is now available on YouTube

✂️ This is a real-life story (with ups and downs) about how we used knip by @webpro.nl at @sentry.io to delete 20k lines of unused code and now run it in CI so it never happens again 🎉
Decluttering Sentry: One Knip at a Time | Dominik Dorfmeister
YouTube video by React Prague
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October 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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we've started building out an "awesome" list for @e18e.dev 🎉

this should provide a good resource for finding modern libraries and tools. contributions welcome!
GitHub - e18e/awesome-e18e: A curated list of awesome e18e-focused packages
A curated list of awesome e18e-focused packages. Contribute to e18e/awesome-e18e development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Today I make a completely different kind of video where I talk about my experiences over the years and how you can shoot yourself in the foot easily.

I give you an example of overengineering and how you can fall into it, and avoid it as well!

Check it out below 👇
September 29, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Wooohoo, the latest AWS open source newsletter is out. #214 is full of more oss goodness, so go check it out today -> dev.to/aws/aws-open...
AWS open source newsletter, #214
Edition #214 - September 2025 Welcome to issue #214 of the AWS open source newsletter, the...
dev.to
September 29, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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🚀 Announcing TanStack.com Start v1 Release Candidate!

Upgrades ↓

✨ Unified Route Tree: no more server-specific files
🔐 Type-safe middleware & server context upgrades
🛡 CSP/nonce support
⚡ Now works with any native Vite Env plugin
🌀 Zero-JS: any server handler can render!
TanStack | High Quality Open-Source Software for Web Developers
Headless, type-safe, powerful utilities for complex workflows like Data Management, Data Visualization, Charts, Tables, and UI Components.
TanStack.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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The latest version of @vscode.dev just dropped and is PACKED FULL OF AWESOME NEW Features! I break down my favorite in under 8 minutes.

youtu.be/9qAkd2mGYCo

#vscode #githubcopilot #aidevelopment #git
The Latest VS Code Release: Here's what you need to know
YouTube video by Visual Studio Code
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September 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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That could be interesting, looks a bit like what I’ve been doing anyway, but more formalized #agenticcoding
GitHub - github/spec-kit: 💫 Toolkit to help you get started with Spec-Driven Development
💫 Toolkit to help you get started with Spec-Driven Development - github/spec-kit
github.com
September 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Oohh two very welcome CloudWatch features!

1⃣ Amazon CloudWatch query alarms now support monitoring metrics individually aws-news.com/article/2025...

2⃣ Amazon CloudWatch now supports querying metrics data up to two weeks old aws-news.com/article/2025...

These are both super useful!
Amazon CloudWatch query alarms now support monitoring metrics individually
Amazon CloudWatch now enables monitoring multiple individual metrics via a single dynamic query-based alarm that automatically adjusts as resources change,...
aws-news.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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The latest AWS open source newsletter is now out. The August edition (#213) features lots of new projects and covers projects like Strands Agent,ArgoCD,Spring AI,Bref,OpenTofu,Apache Airflow,dbt,PostgreSQL,MySQL,MariaDB, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink,LangGraph,Valkey,Cedar & more
dev.to/aws/aws-open...
AWS open source newsletter, #213
Edition #213- August 2025 Welcome to the August edition (#213) of the AWS open source...
dev.to
September 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Some libraries publish sourcemaps with "sources" pointing back to the original but unpublished src files, making it harder to trace errors as the files aren't there to be inspected.

I wrote a script to identify those!

> npx renoma --filter-rules "renoma/no-missing-sourcemap-sources"
August 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Regular reminder that eslint-plugin-regexp is fantastic, very stable, and a great way to avoid annoying ReDOS vulnerabilities. ❤️‍🔥

ota-meshi.github.io/eslint-plugi...
Introduction | eslint-plugin-regexp
ESLint plugin for finding RegExp mistakes and RegExp style guide violations.
ota-meshi.github.io
August 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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AWS CDK Blueprints vs Custom Constructs vs Aspects

"We compare AWS CDK Blueprints to Custom L3 Constructs and Aspects, with examples in TypeScript and the AWS CDK"

blog.serverlessadvocate.com/aws-cdk-blue...

#AWS #Serverles
AWS CDK Blueprints vs Custom Constructs vs Aspects
We compare AWS CDK Blueprints to Custom L3 Constructs and Aspects, with examples in TypeScript and the AWS CDK
blog.serverlessadvocate.com
August 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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This is really, really exciting work - and a great write-up!

👏
August 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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New! I updated my persona-based AI assisted programming post with latest findings:

1. Switched architect and problem solver personas to use GPT-5
2. Added tech spec reviewer and implementation reviewer personas

Check it out:
humanwhocodes.com/blog/2025/06...
A persona-based approach to AI-assisted software development - Human Who Codes
Discover how breaking AI assistance into specialized personas can help you tackle complex software development tasks more efficiently and with less frustration.
humanwhocodes.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Is @tanstack.com DB a new ORM, like Prisma or Drizzle? Or is it something new? Let's dig in and have a look at this revolutionary new library! youtu.be/bfOmM1FKsaQ
TanStack DB In 15 Minutes! ORM or State Manager?
YouTube video by Jack Herrington
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August 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM