WebSockets and Load Balancers
In this article, I demonstrate a few common challenges and solutions when combining stateful applications with load balancers.
Let's Build: Real-time session invalidation
Some applications need to limit users to a single client or browser instance. This post covers how to build, improve, and scale this feature.
How to run your own Minecraft Server
Minecraft is the perfect game to play with your family and friends this holiday season. In this post, I'll show you how to run your own dedicated Minecraft server.
How to build a Pocket Platform-as-a-Service
A step-by-step guide to building infrastructure for new web projects
Safe List Updates with DynamoDB
When modifying a list attribute on a DynamoDB document, we need to take extra steps to achieve correctness and concurrency. I discuss several solutions in this post.