Thoughts on AWS Amplify
A belated writeup on my experience working with Amplify.
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I Followed the Official AWS Amplify Guide and was Charged $1,100
An interesting thing happens when you follow the official Amplify guide.
How to Automagically Run Your Scripts
It's a guide to cron.
An Introduction to Search Engine Optimization
Optimize your site for search engines, or something like that.
When to use UseEffect
useEffect is for side effects.
Understanding API Pagination
Any JSON API that holds a large list of data will give it to you through pagination. Returning ten million items at once will take a very long time. Instead there will be multiple pages, and you must iterate through each page to get it all.
An Introduction to Redis for the Junior Developer
You may have heard of Redis.
Preparing for Nontechnical Questions in a Tech Interview
More advice from someone who claims to know what they are doing.
Improving your Website Preview Cards on LinkedIn
LinkedIn has a nice feature of “unfurling” links. When you add a URL in a post or your “featured” profile section, LinkedIn will show a small preview of the site you are linking to. This includes a title, description, and image.
Hooking Git
Hooks are an amazingly useful feature of git. Once your repository gets to a medium size, you may want to make a few quick checks whenever you commit. For example, you could run a linter, check for TODOs, or even auto-send emails! A “hook” is just a simple script that runs during various important times, like before git commit.