Front-End Web & Mobile

Dennis Hills

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Amplify Framework adds support for AWS Lambda functions and Amazon DynamoDB custom indexes in GraphQL schemas

Written by Kurt Kemple, Sr. Developer Advocate at AWS, Nikhil Dabhade, Sr. Product Manager at AWS, & Me! The Amplify Framework is an open source project for building cloud-enabled mobile and web applications. Today, we’re happy to announce new features for the Function and API categories in the Amplify CLI. It’s now possible to add […]

Use the Amplify Console with incoming webhooks to trigger deployments

Written by Nikhil Swaminathan, Sr. Product Manager (Tech) at AWS. The Amplify Console recently launched support for incoming webhooks. This feature enables you to use third-party applications such as Contentful and Zapier to trigger deployments in the Amplify Console without requiring a code commit. You can use headless CMS tools such as Contentful with the […]

AWS AppSync real-time reference architecture

* This article was written by Ed Lima, Solutions Architect at AWS. Mobile and web applications need to provide engaging and collaborative experiences to users, and real-time access to data is essential. Real-time technologies enable users to receive information as it happens. Use cases such as live scores, second screen, chat applications, dashboards, all sorts […]

Invoke AWS services directly from AWS AppSync

* Written by Josh Kahn, Senior AWS Solutions Architect based in Chicago, IL. September 14, 2021: Amazon Elasticsearch Service has been renamed to Amazon OpenSearch Service. See details. AWS AppSync is a managed GraphQL service that enables developers to easily build data-driven mobile and web applications. Using a serverless backend, you can build a GraphQL […]

AWS Joins the GraphQL Foundation

Written by Robert Zhu, AWS Principal Technical Evangelist September 14, 2021: Amazon Elasticsearch Service has been renamed to Amazon OpenSearch Service. See details. We are excited to announce that AWS is now part of the GraphQL Foundation, and we can’t wait to help the Foundation build an open and vibrant GraphQL community. Let me explain […]

AWS Amplify Console supports instant cache invalidation and delta deployments on every code commit

*This article was written by Nikhil Swaminathan & Dan Green from the AWS Amplify Console team. The Amplify Console now supports instant cache invalidation, which enables you to deploy updates to your single page or static app instantly—without giving up the performance benefits of content delivery network (CDN) caching. This means that you no longer […]

Using Amazon Rekognition to detect celebrities in an iOS app

This article was written by Prashant Pawan Pisipati, Sr. Product Manager, Alexa. Picture yourself watching a movie or TV series. You see an actor on screen that looks very familiar, but you just can’t seem to remember their name or where you’ve seen them before. Today, if you’re watching an Amazon Prime Video, you get […]

AWS CodePipeline adds support for AWS Device Farm as a test provider

AWS CodePipeline now supports AWS Device Farm as a test provider to deliver truly automated testing in your continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline. In a previous blog post “Build a CI/CD Pipeline for Your Android App with AWS Services,” Vinay Selvaraj walked you through building a complete CI/CD pipeline using AWS CodeCommit, AWS […]

Mobile Analytics is Moving to Amazon Pinpoint

September 14, 2021: Amazon Elasticsearch Service has been renamed to Amazon OpenSearch Service. See details. Today we’re announcing a timeline for the unification of Mobile Analytics with Amazon Pinpoint. Amazon Pinpoint is a service that includes Mobile Analytics features—and builds upon them by providing real-time app analytics, user segmentation, real-time data export, and user engagement […]