Front-End Web & Mobile

Building cross-account AWS Lambda Resolvers for AWS AppSync

This article was written by Lucas Schejtman, Principal Solutions Architect, AWS   One of the biggest value propositions of GraphQL is that it’s not prescriptive as to where its data comes from and with AWS AppSync it’s no different. AppSync enables you to choose from six different data source types to resolve any GraphQL field. […]

Using RxJava with AWS’ Amplify Android Library

This article was written by Jameson Williams, Senior Software Engineer, AWS. Today I’m going to talk about Reactive Extensions (RxJava), and how you can use them with AWS’ Amplify Framework. This blog is mostly geared towards readers who are new to “Rx.” The Amplify Android library is AWS’ preferred means for interacting with AWS from an Android device. […]

Using Okta as an Identity Provider for GraphQL APIs with AWS AppSync

This article was written by Jana Gnanachandran and Raghavarao Sodabathina, Enterprise Solutions Architects, AWS September 14, 2021: Amazon Elasticsearch Service has been renamed to Amazon OpenSearch Service. See details. 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 […]

Using Auth0 as an Identity Provider for GraphQL APIs with AWS AppSync

This article was written by Raghavarao Sodabathina and Jana Gnanachandran, Enterprise Solutions Architects, AWS September 14, 2021: Amazon Elasticsearch Service has been renamed to Amazon OpenSearch Service. See details. 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 […]

Announcing AWS Amplify Flutter (Developer Preview)

This post was written by Ashish Nanda, Software Development Engineer, AWS Amplify The popularity of cross-platform mobile development in general, and the Flutter ecosystem in particular, has been growing rapidly over the last few years. Developers are increasingly looking to build immersive and feature-rich, cloud powered applications for multiple platforms using a single framework and […]

Introducing Direct Lambda Resolvers: AWS AppSync GraphQL APIs without VTL

This article was written by Ed Lima, Sr. Product Manager, AWS September 14, 2021: Amazon Elasticsearch Service has been renamed to Amazon OpenSearch Service. See details. 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 […]

Delivering Video at Scale in Mobile and Web Applications with Orangetheory Fitness

This post was written by Ashwin Raghuraman, Solutions Architect, AWS and Pedro C. González, Enterprise Solutions Architect, Orangetheory Fitness Orangetheory Fitness is a health and fitness company that combines science, coaching and technology to create maximum results for their customers from heart rate based workouts.  Using a formula that combines heart rate metrics and a proprietary […]

How to use Lambda layers with the Amplify CLI

This post was written by Rene Brandel, Senior Product Manager, AWS In this guide you will learn how to create, deploy and leverage Lambda layers & the Amplify CLI to reuse code & assets across serverless functions. AWS Amplify enables mobile & web developers to build full stack serverless apps. The Amplify CLI helps developers […]

Building a Cash Flow App with Amplify DataStore and SwiftUI

This article was written by Kyle Lee, Sr. Developer Advocate, AWS. In May 2020, AWS launched the open-source Amplify Libraries for both iOS and Android, adding to AWS Amplify’s set of tools and services for mobile and front-end web developers. Amplify Libraries make it easy for developers to implement common features like authentication, data synchronization, […]