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Announcing Amazon S3 checksums support in the AWS SDK for Kotlin
We are excited to announce support for Amazon S3 checksums in the AWS SDK for Kotlin! A checksum is a unique fingerprint calculated from a set of data that can be used to check whether the data has been altered or corrupted during transfers. Configuring a checksum is a valuable precaution to help maintain the […]
Why and how you should use AWS SDK for JavaScript (v3) on Node.js 18
The Node.js 18.x runtime was promoted to Active Long Term Support (LTS) on October 25th, 2022, and is now available in AWS Lambda. The AWS SDK for JavaScript (v3) is included by default in AWS Lambda Node.js 18 runtime as a convenience for developers building simpler functions. You can read about features in Node.js 18 […]
Announcing the end of support for Node.js 12.x in the AWS SDK for JavaScript (v3)
This blog post is about AWS SDK for JavaScript (v3), and not AWS Lambda. As of Oct 2022, Lambda is planning Node.js 12.x deprecation on Mar 31, 2023. If your code uses Lambda Provided SDK, it’s v2 which continues to support Node.js 12.x Starting November 1, 2022, AWS SDK For JavaScript (v3) will no longer […]
Using atomic counters in the Enhanced DynamoDB AWS SDK for Java 2.x client
We are pleased to announce that users of the enhanced client for Amazon DynamoDB in AWS SDK for Java 2.x can now enable atomic counters, as well as add custom DynamoDB update expressions through the enhanced client extension framework. Customers have told us that they want improved performance and consistency when updating table records. The […]
Announcing the end of support for Internet Explorer 11 in the AWS SDK for JavaScript (v3)
Starting October 1, 2022, AWS SDK For JavaScript (v3) will end support for Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11). The browser artifacts published in our npm packages will no longer target ES5. If your browser application depends on the AWS SDK for JavaScript (v3), we encourage you to support only modern secure and evergreen browsers like […]
Error Handling in Modular AWS SDK for JavaScript (v3)
In the version 3.53.0 of the modular AWS SDK for JavaScript (v3), we introduced concrete classes for AWS service exceptions which support asserting service exceptions with instanceof operator. In this post, we cover how to use it and how it improves the error handling experience. Why did we do it? Previously, the AWS SDK for […]
Introducing Smart Configuration Defaults in the AWS SDK for Java v2
The default configuration in the AWS SDK for Java v2 just got smarter! We are pleased to announce a new SDK feature — smart configuration defaults in the AWS SDK for Java v2 (version 2.17.102 or later), which vends a set of predefined sensible default values tailored to common usage patterns. With this new opt-in […]
How we halved the publish size of modular AWS SDK for JavaScript clients
On December 15th, 2020, we announced the general availability of the AWS SDK for JavaScript, version 3 (v3). In v3, the modular packages reduce the bundle size of your application by ~75% as compared to that in AWS SDK for JavaScript, version 2 (v2). However, v3 had a large publish/install size for each modular package. In […]
Announcing new AWS SDK for Swift alpha release
We’re excited to announce the alpha release of the new AWS SDK for Swift. Since 2010, AWS Mobile has provided customers with an iOS SDK, written in Objective C. While this SDK has served the iOS community for over a decade, the Swift community has grown in size and expanded to other platforms such as […]
Announcing new AWS SDK for Kotlin alpha release
We’re excited to announce the alpha release of the new AWS SDK for Kotlin! Kotlin is one of the most-loved languages amongst developers and now the AWS SDK for Kotlin makes it easy to call AWS services using idiomatic Kotlin APIs. You can use the native Kotlin language constructs you are used to, have mobile support […]