The serverless default for CloudWatch Logs is to keep the logs forever. CloudWatch Logs are pretty expensive to keep around indefinitely. In the serverless.yml file, we're able to set how long the cloudwatch logs are kept for. I recommend keeping them for at least 7 days but 30 days is probably more ideal.
When creating a NetSuite Formula field for a report, saved search, or a SuiteAnalytics report you will at some point need to…
As a JavaScript developer, there's occasionally a need to remove duplicates from an array of values. By using our knowledge of advanced data sets we can write a lot less code and take advantage of built in features in JavaScript.
Knex is a JavaScript / Node.js library that is designed to make working with relational databases easier. Knex.js is a SQL query builder. It has the potential to make tdd and database versioning much easier.
If you have been working with technology for longer than a few weeks, you’ve probably heard about using “cloud computing” or “cloud…
Here's a simple gitignore file that I start with most NodeJS projects.
As a software developer, and technology manager, I've had a lot of experience in the past with variable website traffic. In the past, I've worked on business to consumer information websites, I've worked on payment gateways and even on a few ecommerce sites.
One of the most beautiful things of the Salesforce platform is that almost everything can be queried. Lightning components can be queried pretty easily.
I believe that debugging is one of the most important technical skills a developer can have. In the average week, I probably spend anywhere from 20 - 30 percent of my time debugging. This is because my code isn't perfect, sometimes it does legitimately only work on my machine or device.
As a software developer, I’ve always been interested in working on things that I could potentially use and benefit from. For a…
As humans, we use data every day. Sometimes when we use data it's completely subconscious - we don't even realize we're doing it. When we count the number of emails in our inbox, we can predict just how busy our day is going to be.
Backend developers work primarily on the server side of development, typically any scripts, databases, or architecture. Code written by backend developers typically helps communicate database information to the browser or mobile app.
As a programmer, and technology manager I think it's really important to use the right tools and technologies. There are times where I think jQuery is still really valuable but there are a lot of times where I don't think it is valuable.
Over the years, I have been really blessed to work on a number of API developments and to be able to consume…
Although, JavaScript: The Good Parts is nearly ten years old I would argue it’s still a pretty good book to read. Literally,…
It’s no secret that I absolutely love JavaScript and Node.js. For those that don’t know Node.js is a framework that is built…
In late 2014, AWS Lambda launched and has grown in widespread use since then. AWS lambda is a serverless computing technology which…
I’ve been programming for a long time, and I’ve tried a lot of editors over that time. As a developer, I believe…
Most software projects need to talk to a database at some point – they usually do GET queries for data, update a…
One of the most important parts of building scaleable systems quickly is to find work that others have done and use it…