James BeswickFrom idea to 80,000 words: Finding the timeThis series tackles topics to help aspiring novel writers finish their drafts. In the first part, I look at the practical elements of…Sep 11, 2023Sep 11, 2023
James BeswickAdding serverless functionality to existing applicationsThe AWS Serverless Application Repository can provide new functionality to your existing applications, without needing to manage servers.Aug 19, 2019Aug 19, 2019
James BeswickFound in translation — going multilingual with serverlessYour customers speak different languages. Now your application can too.Aug 7, 2019Aug 7, 2019
James BeswickForms without servers — handling form submissions with LambdaConverting from server-side form management is a key step in migrating websites to serverless.Jul 29, 20197Jul 29, 20197
James BeswickinITNEXTBuild a voting website that doesn’t crash — part two. Now with Amplify.In the first article, we built a serverless voting website in under an hour. Now let’s do it again, this time using AWS Amplify.Jun 7, 20194Jun 7, 20194
James BeswickinITNEXTWill it scale? Let’s load test geohashing on DynamoDBJames Beswick and Richard Boyd test how far a simple geohashing solution can scale serverlessly.Apr 1, 20193Apr 1, 20193
James BeswickinThe StartupCaffeinate me! Build a serverless app to find the nearest Starbucks.Uniting Starbucks and serverless, this project uses VueJS and geospatial queries on DynamoDB to provide a quick coffee fix.Mar 27, 20192Mar 27, 20192
James BeswickinA Cloud GuruLocation-based search results with DynamoDB and GeohashSearching for the nearest or farthest location is easy thanks to DynamoDB and a small geocoding NPM packageMar 24, 20196Mar 24, 20196
James BeswickinITNEXTBuild a voting website that doesn’t crash under load (in under an hour)Spiky traffic? Unpredictable load? Sounds like a job for serverless.Mar 21, 20197Mar 21, 20197
James BeswickinITNEXTI can serverless, and you can too!Learn how to use a serverless approach to build a complex mobile app for a zoo.Mar 19, 20195Mar 19, 20195