writing
When it comes to writing, I often implicitly think that there lies a value in quantity. It is better if I write more often; it is better if I write longer articles; it is better if I write more articles. However, I think the ultimate goal of my writing should
coding
There are many different ways to provide styling for React components, such as importing plain CSS, using styled components, JS-in-CSS or CSS Modules. These all have various advantages and disadvantages. To me, it seems CSS Modules provide the best solution overall for beginner to intermediate use. We can use the
calibre
Some EPUB documents may display links with an annoying underline in the calibre viewer or your e-book reader. Thankfully this can be solved easily in calibre in a few steps: * Select the book where underlines are displayed under links, right click it and select Edit betadata / Edit metadata individually * Right
aws
AWS HTTP APIs provides a new way to deploy REST-based APIs in AWS; providing a number of simplifications over the original REST APIs. However, when working with HTTP APIs we need to be aware of a few gotchas, such as what types to use for handler arguments. REST APIs also
aws
I have long been very sceptical of so called NoSQL databases. I believe that traditional SQL database provided better higher level abstractions for defining data structures and working with data. However, I have received a few queries for a DynamoDB template for my project builder Goldstack and I figured a
aws
As part of testing Goldstack templates I often create new AWS accounts and deploy a number or resources to them. Today I came across the following error while trying to stand up a CloudFront Distribution Error: error creating CloudFront Distribution: AccessDenied: Your account must be verified before you can add
amazon-route-53
AWS S3 has long been known as an effective way to host static websites and assets. Unfortunately, while it is easy to configure an S3 bucket to enable static file hosting, it is quite complicated to achieve the following: * Use your own domain name * Enable users to access the content
aws
AWS S3 is a cloud service for storing data using a simple API. In contrast to a traditional database, S3 is more akin to a file system. Data is stored under a certain path. The strengths of S3 are its easy to use API as well as its very low
aws
Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is a serverless service for sending emails from your applications. Like other AWS services, you can send emails with SES using the AWS REST API or the AWS SDKs. In this article, I want to look at how to send emails using SES with TypeScript
aws
Next.js 12 has been released a few months ago. It is a major update to the Next.js framework that includes a lot of new features and improvements. Goldstack provides two templates based on Next.js: Next.js Template for building vanilla Next.js applications Next.js + Bootstrap Template
aws
I has been nearly two years since I first wrote about a Next.js + Bootstrap starter project on this blog. Since then I have been extending the base template and made it easier to configure and use. It is now available as one of the templates on Goldstack: Next.js
book-reviews
I have long been fascinated with the research on human biases and how they can affect our decision making. I've read a bit of Kahneman's work and have seen it cited in many other books. I never quite got around to finishing 'Thinking, Fast and