Step Functions lets you set a timeout on both Task states and the whole execution. By default, an execution can run for a year if TimeoutSeconds is not configured. To a user, the execution would appear as “stuck”. Which is why AWS best practices recommend using timeouts to avoid such scenarios. But once you have configured a timeout for the execution, it's then important to consider what happens when you experience a timeout. In this post, let's explore 3 ways you can handle an execution timeout and use a [...]

Back in June, I was in Paris for the NewCrafts conference to talk about the growing opacity of software systems. This was fun, partly because NewCrafts is a fantastic conference (you can already get your tickets for 2024!) and also partly because my talk (arguing against many established "good engineering" practices) was in many ways arguing for the exact opposite than one of the keynotes, leading to many interesting conversations. While in Paris, I also visited the famous Centre Pompidou. Perhaps to the d[...]

A month ago, I shared how I built an affiliate tracking system in a weekend [1]. Since then, I’ve enhanced the system by integrating analytics reporting, enabling affiliates to gauge the performance of their URLs. In this post, I will describe how the system works and why I chose Amazon Timestream over DynamoDB.   How … How I implemented web analytics reporting with Timestream Read More » The post How I implemented web analytics reporting with Timestream appeared first on theburningmonk.com.

Hi, here’s a quick round-up of everything I have done in October 2023. Podcast We aired three episodes on the Real-World Serverless podcast: #84 – Charity Majors on Observability, OTEL, AI ops, DevOps and Friday deploys #85 – AWS CDK dos and don’ts with Matthew Bonig #86 – AWS Serverless Hero on adopting CDK in … Monthly roundup – October 2023 Read More » The post Monthly roundup – October 2023 appeared first on theburningmonk.com.

The Serverless Framework remains a top choice for serverless development, as evidenced by the recent State of Serverless report [1]. Yet, its appeal has waned over time due to the lack of innovation in recent years, prompting users to explore other options. Recently, they announced [2] significant updates for Serverless v4: Fees will be introduced … Serverless v4 will start charging users, but that’s a good thing Read More » The post Serverless v4 will start charging users, but that’s a good thing appear[...]