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Phillip Ninan

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I'm a software engineer specialized in AWS, software architecture, CI/CD, and backend development for complex scalable web apps.

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

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Apr 5, 2021 9 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...

Insider Secrets Of AWS CDK - The Base Stack

Apr 9, 2021 4 min read

I just finished my No-Nonsense Guide To AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK). Today, I am going to show you one of the essential AWS CDK building blocks: the Base Stack. So, grab your favorite cup of joe, and let me give you a quick overview. TLDR: Check...

5 Reasons to Use AWS CDK!

Mar 24, 2021 5 min read

What is AWS CDK? The AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) is an open-source framework to help you provision cloud application resources by using your favorite programming languages! You can choose from TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java, or C#. Sim...

Send an SNS notification using AWS Lambda

Mar 19, 2021 3 min read

Welcome! Today, I am going to show you how to write an AWS Lambda Function that sends an SNS notification. 🐦 Follow me on Twitter if you would like to see more content like this! 🐦 TLDR - Here is a link to my Github with the given code. 1. Initial...

Deploy a Lambda Function using AWS SAM in 5 Minutes

Mar 11, 2021 5 min read

Today, I am going to show you how to quickly get started with AWS Lambda Functions! I will show you how you can use Amazon's Serverless Application Model (SAM) to quickly generate a project and then seamlessly deploy it! Prerequisite To use AWS servi...

How to Containerize Spring Boot & Postgres (JDBC)

Mar 9, 2021 8 min read

Today, I am going to show you how you can use Docker to containerize a Spring Boot application, start a Postgres SQL database, and wire it all together by using a JDBC connection! This is a quick and seamless way to prototype new ideas. You can get t...