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A No-Nonsense Guide To AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK)

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Apr 5, 20219 min read

In my previous post, I gave you five reasons why you should use the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK)! Today, I will give you a high-level overview of what the CDK is and how to use it. This guide assumes you already have an AWS account, have a basic u...

A No-Nonsense Guide To AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK)

When to Use AWS CDK Constructs vs Stacks

Aug 30, 20214 min read

Are you confused about when to use a Construct vs a Stack when using the AWS CDK? They can be used interchangeably in a lot of situations. So when do you use one over the other? I could not find many resources on this topic so I decided to write abou...

When to Use AWS CDK Constructs vs Stacks

AWS Lambda - Query Amazon RDS using Secrets

Jul 27, 20215 min read

TLDR: Check out the complete code on Github. In this post, we will use AWS Lambda, AWS Secrets Manager, and the node pg package. I'll show you how to query a Postgres database using these resources. In my previous post, we used the AWS CDK to sp...

AWS Lambda - Query Amazon RDS using Secrets

Types in TypeScript

Jun 17, 20214 min read

TypeScript is a strict superset of ECMAScript 2015, which is itself a superset of ECMAScript 5, commonly referred to as JavaScript. As such, a JavaScript program is also a valid TypeScript program, and a TypeScript program can seamlessly consume Java...

Types in TypeScript

What is Serverless?

May 20, 20213 min read

How is serverless different than a normal server? What are the pros and cons? Serverless is a new buzzword. It's a popular way to deploy your code in the cloud. You can use serverless to scale to millions of requests! Serverless can execute code or ...

What is Serverless?

Provision an RDS Instance using the AWS CDK and Secrets

Apr 22, 20215 min read

TLDR: Checkout the complete code on GitHub Repo. šŸ¦ Follow me on Twitter if you would like to see more content like this! šŸ¦ Introduction Today, I am going to show you how to provision an RDS instance using the AWS CDK. We will set up an AWS Secret ...

Provision an RDS Instance using the AWS CDK and Secrets