Front-End Web & Mobile
Category: DevOps
Deploy a Single-page Application in less than 10 minutes using Amazon CodeCatalyst
Amazon CodeCatalyst is a unified software development and delivery service, enables software development teams to quickly and easily plan, develop, collaborate on, build, and deliver applications on AWS. Amazon CodeCatalyst provides actions, a collection of pre-built building pieces that are simple to integrate. Actions meet the demands to increase developer productivity and optimize development by automating […]
Introducing the Next Generation of AWS Amplify’s Fullstack Development Experience
AWS Amplify just announced a public preview of a new code-first developer experience that empowers frontend developers to quickly build and deploy fullstack apps with their existing TypeScript or Javascript skills. The first generation of the tooling offered a tooling-first experience, using a CLI/Console-based interactive workflow to create a backend. Gen 2 transitions to a […]
SSG vs SSR in Next.js Web Applications: Choosing the Right Rendering Approach
Next.js, a popular React framework, has changed the way developers build modern web applications. It offers powerful features, such as Server-Side Rendering (SSR) and Static Site Generation (SSG), which optimize your application’s performance and user experience. In this blog post, we’ll explore the key differences between SSG and SSR, their advantages, when to choose one […]
Federating Users using Sign in with Apple and AWS Amplify for Swift
In many mobile apps, users are offered different ways to authenticate with the app like providing a username and password as well as offering options to sign in with a social provider like Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Apple. When authenticating with a social provider, the user goes through the provider’s auth flow and, in return, […]
One-time Password Authentication with the Amplify Libraries for Swift
June 27, 2024: This blog post covers Amplify Gen 1. For new Amplify apps, we recommend using Amplify Gen 2. You can learn more about Gen 2 in our launch blog post. There are many types of authentication flows for different apps, but using a one-time password (OTP) is one of the more mainstream authentication […]
re:Invent 2022 Wrapped: a Playlist for Web and Mobile App Developers
With 2022 in the rear view, re:Invent attendees have since unpacked their swag and organized a few gigabytes of photos from presentations, booth visits, and evening events. Those who attended virtually have long lists of notes, bookmarks, and questions for the AWS Amplify Discord. Finally, developers that weren’t able to attend are likely asking, “What […]
Supply Chain Automation using IoT and Location-Based Services
Keeping track of distributed assets across facilities and geographic locations is cumbersome. Businesses use various applications and approaches to maintain and manage asset lifecycles, which can get complex and tedious. This post will teach you a moderation approach using AWS IoT Core and Amazon Location Service (Amazon Location). To build the solution, you’ll utilize an […]
Introducing template evaluation and unit testing for AWS AppSync resolvers
AWS AppSync is a managed serverless GraphQL service that simplifies application development by letting you create a flexible API to securely access, manipulate, and combine data from one or more data sources with a single network call. In GraphQL, developers write resolvers, units of code that implement the business logic that controls how to fetch […]
Case Study: Knowt builds online education app on AWS to help students and teachers
Fast-growing educational technology startup Knowt developed an app in to change the way students and teachers study and create assessments. Using a powerful algorithm and artificial intelligence, the app quickly and automatically converts notes from students and teachers into quizzes and flash cards. However, the startup eventually noticed an area in need of improvement. It […]
Creating serverless GraphQL APIs from RDS databases with AWS AppSync and PostGraphile
August 21, 2024: We recommend using Amplify Gen 2 to connect your app to existing MySQL and PostgreSQL database. GraphQL is a query language for APIs that provides an understandable description of the data in your API, and that allows clients to ask for data in the shape that they need it. GraphQL helps developers […]