AWS Lambda

5 Results tagged on "aws lambda":

Nov 07, 2019

I can't find my logs in AWS Lambda! (they might not be enabled...)

When you create a new AWS Lambda job, logging is (inexplicably, to my thinking) not configured by default. I'm sure there's reasons for it, but considering this is a service where jobs run headless, it seems pretty important to be able to jump in and quickly see exactly why a job is failing....

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Nov 05, 2019

Automate cleaning up your comments using the StackExchange API

Recent events at SE have me thinking about my contributions, and which of those I should/could clean up. Like Twitter, comments on SE have a limited shelf-life, and there's no reason to leave them hanging around. With the help of the Stack Exchange API, you can even automate cleaning them up!...

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Jun 02, 2018

Using AWS Lambda to tweet random blog posts from an RSS feed

If you've got a Twitter account, and a blog with a lot of content, sharing your posts can be a nice way to help someone out, and drive a little extra traffic to your site. If your site generates an RSS feed, here's how you can automate the process - for free!...

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Jun 01, 2018

Using AWS Lambda to tweet random blog posts from Ghost

If you've got a Twitter account, and a blog with a lot of content, sharing your posts can be a nice way to help someone out, and drive a little extra traffic to your site. Here's how you can automate the process on your Ghost blog - for free!...

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May 28, 2018

My first experience with AWS Lambda (by taming Twitter)

I've been wondering if I can tame Twitter a bit by cleaning up my timeline. Using AWS Lambda and the Ephemeral Go package, I think I've found a good start....

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