Using CDK to build an RDS database with AWS Lambda integration

How to build a private RDS database and connect to it with an AWS Lambda function using AWS CDK.

Using PyGitHub to Manage and Track GitHub Repositories

If you need to modify the keys of a Python dictionary, a recursive function can be a useful way to work through the entire dictionary. This [gist](https://gist.github.com/schuettc/3875da7458e3573646599e70b7b17a61) is an example of how to do that.

snake_to_PascalCase

A twist on the previous [Recursively Modify Python Dictionary](/content/blog/recursively-modify-python-dictionary.md), this function will modify a Python dictionary to convert snake_case keys to PascalCase keys.

Deploying a NextJS SSR Application to Amplify

[NextJS](https://nextjs.org/learn/foundations/about-nextjs/what-is-nextjs) is a powerful React framework that we can use to deploy directly from GitHub to [AWS Amplify](https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/). We will also be using [CodeSandbox](https://codesandbox.io/docs/overview) to work with the cod...

Create AMI CDK Construct

Creating an [AMI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AMIs.html) (Amazon Machine Image) can be done via the AWS Console. It can also be created via AWS CLI or SDKs. This CDK Construct will assist with the creation of an AMI as part of a [CDK](https://aws.amazon.com/cdk/) deploym...

Recursively Modify Python Dictionary

If you need to modify the keys of a Python dictionary, a recursive function can be a useful way to work through the entire dictionary. This [gist](https://gist.github.com/schuettc/3875da7458e3573646599e70b7b17a61) is an example of how to do that.

A CDK Construct for Importing Amazon Lex Bots

To add on to the previous [article](https://subaud.io/importing-an-amazon-lex-bot-with-cdk/) that described how to import an Amazon Lex Bot with CDK, I have created a [CDK Construct](https://constructs.dev/packages/cdk-lex-zip-import/v/0.0.4?lang=typescript) that you can import and use in your ow...

Importing an Amazon Lex Bot with CDK

Amazon Lex Bots are a way to use natural language conversational interfaces that can be used through a variety of integrations such as Facebook and Slack. A Lex Bot can be built and deployed through the AWS console. However, it can also be deployed by CDK, Cloudformation, or SDK. In this post,...

Creating a Full Stack App with CDK Pipelines

This example will build a CDK Pipeline that will build a backend and frontend and then pass API Gateway URL information from the backend to the frontend. This information can be used to make calls to the backend without having to manually pass the URL information. When connected to a Github repo...

Building an EC2 Instance with CDKv2 and Cloud-Init

Cloud-init is a powerful way of configuring an EC2 instance. CDK can create an EC2 instance and use cloud-init to pass dynamically created variables to this EC2 instance which can be used to configure the instance. When combined, these tools can be used to create fully configured and deployed dy...