Articles from the blog
2024 - A year in Review
In his 2024 year-in-review, Luciano Mammino covers his work in Rust, serverless AWS projects, his contributions to open source projects like Middy, public speaking engagements, the AWS Bites podcast, and personal milestones.
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Discover the journey behind FullStack Bulletin, a weekly newsletter for full-stack developers with 404 curated issues over 8 years. Learn about its origins, technical implementation, and future plans.
I am co-authoring a book about Rust and Lambda
Announcing Crafting Lambda Functions in Rust, a new book that guides you through building efficient, reliable, and cost-effective AWS Lambda functions using Rust, written by Luciano Mammino and James Eastham. Learn why Rust and serverless are a perfect match. Early access is now available at rust-lambda.com!
Migrating from Gatsby to Astro
This article discuss the reason why I wanted to migrate this blog from Gatsby to Astro and the process I followed to do it. Plus a bunch of interesting and quirky bugs that I had to troubleshoot and fix along the way.
2023 - A year in Review
In 2023, Luciano Mammino attended his first re:Invent, grew open source projects like Middy, continued podcasting on AWS Bites, and strengthened connections through public speaking and live coding. He also contributed to sustainability through LifeFoliage's Landscape Hunt game.
JavaScript, low-level or AI?
The software industry sees an interesting tension between generative AI capturing the software lifecycle and low-level languages aiming for better performance. As developers we must understand these trends and find a strategy. Learn one or both?
Debugging custom ApiGateway authorizers
When building a custom API Gateway authorizer, mysterious 500 errors can happen. This post shows how to enable CloudWatch logging for API Gateway to inspect the logs and debug problems.
Why you should consider Rust for your Lambdas
Rust is an ideal language for writing AWS Lambda functions. Its performance can reduce execution time and memory usage, lowering costs. Its safety features like no nulls and error handling can reduce bugs.
Building x86 Rust containers from Mac Silicon
This article walks through the challenges of cross-compiling a Rust web app from a Mac Silicon machine to an x86 Docker container using musl, RusTLS, multi-stage builds and other techniques to produce a small container image.
The Definition of Senior: A Look at the expectations for Software Engineers
This article explores the multifaceted definition of a senior software engineer. It covers the technical skills like going a level deeper and having a broad understanding, as well as soft skills like communication, autonomy, business acumen, and leadership. It provides tips on how to grow, such as pair programming and content creation. The path to seniority requires dedication, perseverance and a growth mindset.