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How to run a successful software engineering graduate academy
We have been running graduate academies for 15 years. Here are the secrets to how we make them a success.
15 December 2022
How to avoid unnecessary NAT usage and reduce your AWS costs
How to reduce your AWS costs by avoiding unnecessary NAT Gateway usage.
15 September 2022
How to pause a Step Function while waiting on a response from a third party API
In this post we explore how you can pause a Step Function, using Task Tokens, while waiting on an external process to be completed
03 August 2022
4 essential tips to apply when using AppSync & DynamoDB to build Serverless apps
4 lessons learned from using AppSync and DynamoDB to build a Serverless platform
30 June 2022
Improving the CDK development cycle
Using the hotswap functionality of AWS CDK to improve the development cycle
25 February 2022
5 things you need to know when using AWS CDK
If you are working with Amazon's Cloud Development Kit (CDK), here are five essential lessons that to help make your life easier.
24 January 2022
Signs and portents for 2022
Head of Learning Garth Gilmour, make his predictions for the tech industry in 2022
14 December 2021
Building an OpenSearch Index from DynamoDB
How to build an OpenSearch Index from DynamoDB source
11 November 2021
A Post Pandemic Scorecard
Garth offers a checklist for judging if your team is benefitting from remote working
21 October 2021
TypeScript 4.4 - Be on your guard
Celebrating TypeScript 4.4 by diving into type guards and control flow analysis
27 August 2021
TypeScript 4.3 - I object your honour!
Celebrating TypeScript 4.3 by looking at all things object-oriented
26 May 2021
Using TypeScript const assertions for fun and profit
Using TypeScript const assertions to create utility types from immutable data