https://martzmakes.com/2026-05-22T17:12:19.866Zhttps://martzmakes.com/the-4-dollar-network-grew-up2026-05-22T17:12:19.866Z

Four days after launching a social network on $4/mo of AWS, I moved my real identity onto it, bridged it to the Fediverse, and taught Claude to run it over MCP.

https://martzmakes.com/its-my-birthday-and-im-giving-you-the-gift-serverless-mcp-servers-that-cost-less-than-birthday-cake2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

How serverless architecture is transforming the way AI assistants connect to your tools and data

https://martzmakes.com/one-client-two-worlds-building-a-type-safe-api-and-react-agent-interface-with-zod-langgraph-and-aws2025-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

In this post, I’ll show you how I built a single TypeScript framework for creating robust, schema-validated API clients that serve both humans and ReAct agents

https://martzmakes.com/crafting-the-ultimate-serverless-discord-slash-bot-with-aws-lambda2025-02-22T00:00:00.000Z

Unleash the power of serverless architecture by building a Discord bot that elegantly processes slash commands using AWS Lambda and AWS CDK. We’ll tap into the

https://martzmakes.com/secure-your-serverless-app-with-cognitos-managed-login-pages2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

When you think about user authentication, you might picture wrestling with OAuth flows, wrestling with JWT tokens, or setting up a dozen redirects just to log a

https://martzmakes.com/rendering-diagrams-with-aws-lambda2024-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

Diagrams are the unsung heroes of technical projects. Whether you’re sketching out the architecture of your latest application or untangling the web of nodes in

https://martzmakes.com/the-backend-for-frontend-bff-pattern2024-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

It’s exhausting, isn’t it? Crafting this pristine backend, where services are finely tuned with domain logic, validation, and business rules, all while your poo

https://martzmakes.com/cdk-slackbot-bedrock2023-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

In the dynamic world of software development, staying abreast of changes and deployments is crucial for team collaboration and efficiency. In my previous post,

https://martzmakes.com/cdk-slackbot2023-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

In this post, we're diving into the powerful world of automation using the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) to create a serverless-backed Slack App. The goal? Se

https://martzmakes.com/amplifying-aws-tutorials-building-a-social-notes-app-with-sign-in-with-apple-and-aws-pinpoint-analytics2023-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

For the 2023 AWS Amplify + Hashnode Hackathon, I wanted to take a closer look into iOS development and take the introductory iOS notes app from AWS Amplify's tu

https://martzmakes.com/leveraging-cdk-and-serverless-for-bluesky-feed-generation2023-07-05T00:00:00.000Z

In the dynamic world of social media, Bluesky is carving out a niche with its innovative approach to content curation. With its unique "My Feeds" feature, Blues

https://martzmakes.com/destroy-their-stacks-ephemeral-cdk-stacks-as-a-service2023-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

In this post, we will enhance our ephemeral stack architecture by consolidating the destruction process to a central service. We will utilize a stack lifetime t

https://martzmakes.com/creating-an-aurora-mysql-database-and-setting-up-a-kinesis-cdc-stream-with-aws-cdk2023-06-26T00:00:00.000Z

Welcome to this comprehensive guide where we will be using the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) to create an Aurora MySQL Database, initialize it using Custom Re

https://martzmakes.com/blink-and-its-gone-embracing-ephemeral-cdk-stacks-for-efficient-devops2023-05-30T00:00:00.000Z

I'm excited to announce that I'll be speaking at AWS Summit Washington, DC on June 8th, 2023, at 2:15PM (DEV206). My DevChat will discuss the benefits of epheme

https://martzmakes.com/breaking-bad-practices-with-cdk-aspects2023-05-17T00:00:00.000Z

In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud infrastructure, AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) continues to stand as a groundbreaking tool, simplifying the process of

https://martzmakes.com/say-goodbye-to-your-cdk-stacks-a-guide-to-self-destruction2023-02-22T00:00:00.000Z

Are you tired of constantly managing your CDK Stacks and dealing with the associated costs? If so, self-destructing CDK Stacks might be the solution you've been

https://martzmakes.com/improving-a-serverless-app-to-cross-post-blogs2023-02-21T00:00:00.000Z

Allen Helton is an AWS Hero and absolute LEGEND. In December he wrote a post titled "I Built a Serverless App To Cross-Post My Blogs" and after some begging fro

https://martzmakes.com/core-web-vitals-cdk-constructs-and-you2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

As a web developer, you know the importance of delivering a fast and smooth user experience. But with the constantly evolving web landscape, it can be challengi

https://martzmakes.com/automate-documenting-eventbridge-schemas-in-eventcatalog2022-10-27T00:00:00.000Z

In this series we're going to SUPERCHARGE developer experience by implementing Event Driven Documentation. In part 1 we used CDK to deploy EventCatalog to a cu

https://martzmakes.com/automate-documenting-api-gateways-in-eventcatalog2022-10-26T00:00:00.000Z

In this series we're going to SUPERCHARGE developer experience by implementing Event Driven Documentation. In part 1 we used CDK to deploy EventCatalog to a cu

https://martzmakes.com/using-aws-cdk-to-deploy-eventcatalog2022-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

In this series we're going to SUPERCHARGE developer experience by implementing Event Driven Documentation. In this post, we'll start by using CDK to deploy Eve

https://martzmakes.com/protect-a-static-site-with-auth0-using-lambdaedge-and-cloudfront2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

In this post, we'll use AWS CDK to deploy a static site to an S3 Bucket, distribute the site using CloudFront, and protect it with a CloudFront Lambda@Edge func

https://martzmakes.com/how-to-use-binlogs-to-make-an-aurora-mysql-event-stream2022-10-03T00:00:00.000Z

Aurora MySQL doesn’t offer a change data capture stream similar to DynamoDB Streams. In this post we’re going to make one anyways by using the built-in MySQL B

https://martzmakes.com/inferring-architecture-and-asynchronous-workflows-using-eventbridge-events2022-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

In part 2 of my series on Event Driven Step Functions we'll create a completely separate CDK Application that will observe the event traffic generated from the

https://martzmakes.com/orchestrating-choreography-with-event-driven-step-functions2022-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

Two years ago The Burning Monk (AWS Hero Yan Cui) wrote a post about the differences between using a loosely coupled event driven architecture (choreography) vs

https://martzmakes.com/create-a-cross-account-iam-authorized-apigateway-with-cdk2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

I have a use case where I need a lambda in AWS account A to privately request information from an APIGateway in AWS account B. Normally we do this using Auth0

https://martzmakes.com/did-i-just-invent-cdk-level-4-constructs2022-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

At work we use a Multi-bus, multi-account Event Driven Architecture pattern. It works great, but a pain point is making event interfaces match across multiple

https://martzmakes.com/creating-cdk-pipeline-constructs-to-improve-developer-experience2022-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

Projects with an integrated CDK Pipeline can be cumbersome (at times) when you need to deploy into a developer-friendly/sandbox account WITHOUT the pipeline. I

https://martzmakes.com/cdk-pipelines-crash-course2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

CDK Pipelines is an opinionated construct library. It is purpose-built to deploy one or more copies of your CDK applications using CloudFormation with a minimal

https://martzmakes.com/how-to-convert-a-lambda-to-a-step-function2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

I attended AWS re:Invent 2021 in-person and one of my big takeaways was the focus on AWS Step Functions. With the late September announcement that Step Functio

https://martzmakes.com/improving-eventbridge-schema-discovery2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

In my previous post experimenting with EventBridge, Evaluating AWS EventBridge Schema Discovery I used AWS Schema Registry with Event Discovery and tried out a

https://martzmakes.com/evaluating-aws-eventbridge-schema-discovery2021-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

This article is going to experiment with EventBridge and the AWS Schema Registry with Event Discovery and evaluate EventBridge Atlas which is a 3rd party tool t

https://martzmakes.com/creating-verifiable-json-web-tokens-jwts-with-aws-cdk2021-03-06T00:00:00.000Z

JSON Web Tokens (JWTs, pronounced "jots") are pretty neat. You can use JWTs to share information in a way that you can verify it wasn't altered.

https://martzmakes.com/using-aws-amplify-to-rapid-prototype-a-real-time-dungeonsanddragons-map2021-02-28T00:00:00.000Z

TL;DR -

https://martzmakes.com/automatically-keep-postman-collections-in-sync-with-openapi-specs2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

This post will show you how to take an OpenAPI Spec file and automatically generate a Postman Collection of API tests with minimal configuration. This is espec

https://martzmakes.com/lock-down-dynamodb-with-iam-policy-conditions2021-01-19T00:00:00.000Z

At work we've begun exploring the use of IAM policy conditions to limit access to items in our DynamoDB Tables. This gives a much more specific level of contro

https://martzmakes.com/moving-s3-triggered-lambdas-to-eventbridge-with-cdk2020-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Lately I've been encountering some issues with a particular architecture for propagating data changes between multiple AWS accounts. The current architecture r

https://martzmakes.com/hashnodes-2articles1week-challenge2020-11-08T00:00:00.000Z

Hashnode has a thing where they have occasional challenges to earn "badges" on their site. The first challenge I participated in was their 2Articles1Week Chall

https://martzmakes.com/hashnode-with-devto2020-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

TL;DR... it's probably worth it to post to both hashnode and dev.to. Use this link to create a hashnode account: https://hashnode.com/@martzcodes/joinme

https://martzmakes.com/openapi-specs-from-cdk-stack-without-deploying-first2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

In my last post How to Automatically Generate Request Models from TypeScript Interfaces, I walked through how to automatically define request and response model

https://martzmakes.com/what-is-an-aws-community-builder2020-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

On July 30, 2020 AWS announced a new AWS Community Builders Program. I applied and in October 2020 I was accepted into the program!

https://martzmakes.com/how-to-automatically-generate-request-models-from-typescript-interfaces2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z

I ♥️ AWS CDK (big CDK fan-boi) and have several projects at work that make use of CDK with AWS's APIGateway. But there isn't an easy way to do API Request Vali

https://martzmakes.com/token-authorizers-with-apigatewayv2-tricks-apigwv1-doesnt-want-you-to-know2020-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

I came across a problem at work where we want to use APIGateway Version 2... but there isn't a clear example for how to use Authorizers with it.

https://martzmakes.com/using-dynamodb-streams-to-sync-back-to-your-old-database2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z

In my continuing saga of database and api modernization, I'm going to explore using DynamoDB streams to back-propagate data to the old MySQL database. I'm hopi

https://martzmakes.com/dynamodb-lambdas-and-api-gw-with-localstack-or-not2020-06-19T00:00:00.000Z

My original goal for this post was to get a local version of DynamoDB, API Gateway and Lambdas up and running using localstack. Unfortunately localstack doesn'

https://martzmakes.com/using-githubs-api-to-search-for-code-references-across-multiple-organizations2020-06-05T00:00:00.000Z

Background

https://martzmakes.com/migrating-full-stack-apps-from-poly-repo-to-mono-repo2020-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

In this post I'm going to create a super-basic Nx-backed mono-repo app and dockerize it.

https://martzmakes.com/aws-sam-local-with-postgres2020-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

In this post we're going to create two super-basic lambda functions that read and write to a postgres table using AWS Severless Application Model (SAM), Docker(

https://martzmakes.com/integration-testing-across-multiple-repos-with-codefresh2020-03-07T00:00:00.000Z

Let's say you're like me and you happen to have a project that consists of PHP (🤮)... or an Angular app... or Golang... with some embedded react components...

https://martzmakes.com/writing-an-angular-schematic-to-add-a-lazy-loaded-feature-route2019-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

title: Writing an Angular Schematic to add a Lazy Loaded Feature Route

https://martzmakes.com/are-you-a-jerk2019-05-05T00:00:00.000Z

title: Are You a Jerk?