Building Human-in-the-Loop E-Commerce Workflows with AWS Durable Lambda Functions

Building Human-in-the-Loop E-Commerce Workflows with AWS Durable Lambda Functions

QuantaSneaks is an AI-enabled shoe company famous for its x-factor worldwide. After the immense success of its predecessor, the revolutionary QuantaSneaks 1000 👟 is being launched in a weekend sale. The social media campaign is set up, and there is no doubt that sales are going to be record high. However, the team is concerned … Read more

AWS Certification Discount Voucher 2026

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AWS exams can be quite costly. Especially if it’s your first certification exam and you don’t have 50% discount code. In this blog post, I will share active AWS certification discount vouchers for 2026. Udemy AWS Exam Vouchers As of May 2026, Udemy is offering exam vouchers for foundational and associate exams at a discounted … Read more

Implementing Saga Pattern With Lambda Durable Function

Saga Pattern using AWS lambda durable function

When you hit the “Place Order” button, that event triggers a series of steps, including inventory reservation, payment processing, and shipping initialization. Now, suppose your card is charged by the payment service (Stripe 🤔), but the API call to the third-party shipping service failed. Modern systems don’t live inside a single database anymore. You can’t … Read more

AtMostOncePerRetry vs AtLeastOncePerRetry Semantics in Lambda Durable Function Step

Lambda Durable Function Semantics and Retry Strategy

For a durable Lambda function, standard errors at any step are checkpointed and handled during the next replay by retry-strategy configurations. However, there can be scenarios where a durable step starts execution but fails to complete, while also leaving no ERROR checkpoint behind. A common example is a Lambda execution timeout. In such cases, step … Read more

Async/Await-Style Requests with AWS WebSocket API Gateway & Lambda

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Some time ago, I was building a chat application using AWS Websocket API gateway. Things were going smoothly. I created a WebSocket API Gateway, added $connect, $disconnect, and sendMessage/addGroup routes. From the frontend (React) side, everything was fire-and-forget. You send a message, and the onMessageHandler takes care of it 💪🏼 But then a new requirement … Read more

Create JSON Web Token Using AWS KMS Asymmetric Key

Create JSON Web Token Using AWS KMS Asymmetric Key

In this hands-on tutorial, we will see how to create JWT using AWS KMS Asymmetric Key. Step 1: Create Base64-URL Encoded JWT Header & Payload Step 2: Create String to Sign Step 3: Hash the Data Step 4: Sign with AWS KMS Step 5: Generate JWT GitHub:- https://github.com/TrickSumo/AWS-KMS-Course?tab=readme-ov-file#asymmetric-encryption-example—create-jwt Thanks 🌿

AWS KMS Crash Course

AWS KMS CrashCourse

AWS Key Management Service (KMS) is used to create, manage, and audit cryptographic keys. In this hands-on course, we’ll break down core KMS concepts and implement two mini projects to bring theory into practice. Prerequisites To follow the mini-projects confidently, you should know how to build a basic serverless CRUD app: Course Structure – What … Read more

Chatlings🐾 AI Moderated Serverless Chat App For Kids!🌿

Chatlings🐾 AI Moderated Serverless Chat App For Kids!🌿

Chatlings 🐾 is a serverless, real-time chat platform designed for children aged 8–14. It ensures content safety using AI moderation and a delightful, kid-friendly design. Just like ducklings 🦆 follow their guide while learning to explore the world, Chatlings helps young users explore digital conversations safely and responsibly. ✨ Key Features 💬 Real-time Group ChatUsers … Read more

Spring Pokédex – Explore! Identify! Appreciate!

Spring is the season of nature’s greenery, blooming flowers, and buzzing insects. There are millions and trillions of species of flora and fauna. Often, we come across something mesmerizing but don’t know what it is! To solve this mystery, Spring Pokédex comes to the rescue. This blog post dives into how the Spring Pokédex works … Read more