Tim Burns
Security Checklist: Limit Scope on Secrets
The late, great Adam Schlesinger wrote about a quarterback who "all kinds of time." Sadly, the only ones these days who really have all...
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Tim Burns
Dec 21, 20191 min
How Copy S3 Data Directly into Postgres
If you've read my previous articles on Postgres, you now have the ability to spin up and spin down a Postgres instance from the command...
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Tim Burns
Dec 14, 20192 min
Jump-start Postgres Development with Terraform
Ensuring your development work will merge neatly with a production system is critical to success. A dirty secret of development databases...
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Tim Burns
Dec 7, 20192 min
Postgres is Not a Dinosaur (At least not with AWS)
Ten years ago, we had a development database server we affectionately named "Terabytes Rex." No irony. The mass extinction of on-premises...
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Tim Burns
Dec 1, 20192 min
Using a Lambda Layer with API Gateway
AWS API Gateway is one of the most common ways to trigger a Lambda function. The API gateway acts as a front end to the Lambda function,...
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Tim Burns
Nov 23, 20192 min
Test First Design with AWS Serverless
Get Test Coverage with PyTest on Local Systems Momentum is building behind pure serverless environments with API Gateway and Lambda, but...
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Tim Burns
Nov 9, 20192 min
Building a Secure AWS Virtual Private Cloud
Before the cloud revolution, technical operations gurus were wizards that magically created the network, then handed it off to us...
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Tim Burns
Sep 5, 20191 min
Finally found a Good Discussion of Layers
Lessons Learned: Windows machines are not a good way to attempt to build Lambda services because you need to download and compile your...
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Tim Burns
Jul 21, 20191 min
Scariest Dude in Providence
The gargoyle in the photo is affectionately known as "The Scariest Dude in Providence" to the locals. Great picture taken on a great day....
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Tim Burns
Jun 30, 20192 min
Python JSON with S3: Parsing Directly from S3
The previous post on parsing JSON seemed so completely pointless. Here is what I did: Wrote a test to assert a string literal equals a...
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Tim Burns
Jun 30, 20192 min
Python JSON: A simple JSON application with Big Goals
The joy of developing large scale apps comes from following this process Create small abstractions that hide complexity Build components...
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Tim Burns
Jun 29, 20192 min
AWS and Terraform: Setting up your first AWS Remote File
AWS is the hidden backbone of many modern companies. It really changes your life as an architect or systems engineer, because all the...
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Tim Burns
Jun 29, 20191 min
Here I go again!
In 2001, I launched Owl Mountain Software, LLC to pursue all that I found interesting in the world of software development. Amazing...
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