Explore articles about AWS, CDK, infrastructure as code, security, and cloud best practices.
How I built a tool to analyze AWS CDK infrastructure costs before deployment, including diff mode for pull requests and CI/CD integration with cost thresholds.
In this article I will describe how I built this entire blog in a single day using Claude as my pair programmer, including the tech stack decisions, design iterations, and lessons learned.
Exploring how Amazon Q's agentic coding capabilities helped me write a Java unit test for cdk-nag, including lessons learned about AI-assisted development.
How team agreements help organizations navigate the cloud journey by defining roles, responsibilities, and collaboration practices.
Learn how to rebuild the CDK CodeChecker using AWS native resources, eliminating third-party construct dependencies for better maintainability.
An introduction to this blog about AWS, CDK, and cloud infrastructure best practices.
Implement automated pull request checks with CDK to enforce code reviews, testing, and approval workflows in your AWS CodeCommit repositories.
Learn how to apply Test Driven Development (TDD) principles to AWS CDK projects in Python, using the Red-Green-Refactor approach.
Learn how parallelism can dramatically improve performance when processing messages and storing data in S3, with Python code examples.
How to implement a manual approval step with SNS notifications in CDK Pipelines using arbitrary CodePipeline actions.
Best practices for securing CDK pipelines in enterprise organizations, including constructs, aspects, and preventive measures.
A real-world story about debugging a mysterious CDK synth error and the journey to find a workable solution.
Learn how to use cdk-nag from the Construct Hub to check your CDK applications for AWS best practices during synthesize.
A practical guide to migrating your existing CDK project from version 1 to version 2, with real-world tips and troubleshooting.
Build a secure S3 bucket CDK construct that complies with enterprise security frameworks using projen and CDK version 2.
Learn how to embed cfn-nag and cfn-lint inside your CDK pipeline to make your infrastructure code more robust and secure.
Learn how to test your AWS Lambda Python functions locally using python-lambda-local, avoiding the deploy-test-debug cycle.
An introduction to Yvo van Zee, AWS Cloud Consultant and Community Builder, passionate about cloud architecture and helping customers on their cloud journey.