Using Auth0 to secure Architect application routes
Learn how to integrate Auth0 authentication with an Architect application.
Simon MacDonald
14 mins to read
Architect 9.5: welcomes ES Module support
Recently AWS Lambda released support for ES Modules and we decided so should we.
Simon MacDonald
1 mins to read
Rebuilding my personal website: Getting Started
My website is super out of date so I decided to rebuild it using Begin. In this first part we'll setup a new project with a landing page.
Simon MacDonald
10 mins to read
Tools for testing Functional Web Apps
Tests should be proportionate to our cloud functions in scope and size. Fast and small, just like the services they're testing.
Taylor Beseda
3 mins to read
Begin Book Club
We are starting a book club. We love to read at Begin! Our daily stand-up calls frequently include updates and recommendations on books we are reading, so we wanted to share that with our community.
Simon MacDonald
2 mins to read
Fat Functions are an Anti-Pattern
The debate over whether to use a single-purpose function vs. a fat lambda continues to this day, and in this post, we hope to convince you that Fat Lambda is truly an anti-pattern.
Simon MacDonald
6 mins to read
How-to: resize and transform images automatically without relying on 3rd party APIs
I got fed up with too many "A"s in my JAMstack and built an image processing plugin to eliminate one of them.
Ryan Bethel
7 mins to read
Shopify Webhooks with Begin
Receive and respond to Shopify webhooks with a free Begin.com account. Leverage the power and scale of AWS Lambda without the laborious Amazon web console.
Taylor Beseda
4 mins to read
Tale of the Tape: Highlight.js vs Shiki
One of the best things about JavaScript is the ecosystem, as there always seems to be a package that can be used to accomplish your task. However, one of the worst things about JavaScript is that there are often many packages that you can use to achieve the same task. It’s not always obvious which package is best. How do we know which one to use?
Simon MacDonald
4 mins to read
Adding dark mode to the personal website template
Dark Mode is a popular feature of many websites. It helps to reduce eye strain by adjusting the brightness of the screen according to current lighting conditions. In this post, we will progressively enhance our personal website template to add dark mode functionality.
Simon MacDonald
4 mins to read
Avoid Surprise Bills from AWS
Architect users often ask for some way to avoid large surprise bills from AWS. The budget-watch plugin sets a cost limit for your app and temporarily shuts it down when the limit is reached. It is the first step to solving this problem for our community.
Ryan Bethel
6 mins to read
Architect 8.4: say hello to Lambda tree shaking
One of the thing that sets OpenJS Architect apart from other serverless tools is its opinion that serverless apps work best when composed of many small, discrete Lambda cloud functions.
Ryan Block
2 mins to read
Architect 8.3: custom file paths & much more
By popular demand: OpenJS Architect 8.3 (El Chupacabra) now supports custom file paths, custom Lambda templates, a fresh new local (and global) preferences file, and lots more!
Ryan Block
2 mins to read
The fastest request is the one you never make
C.R.E.A.M — Cache rules everything around me
Paul Chin Jr
3 mins to read
Architect 8.0: HTTP catchall syntax, @proxy, new HTTP methods, npm 7 compatibility
More flexible and powerful than ever, with greedy catchall syntax, and legacy server migration with @proxy
Ryan Block
3 mins to read
Begin now ships API Gateway HTTP APIs by default
We're excited to announce that all new Begin apps will now ship with next-generation AWS API Gateway HTTP APIs by default!
Paul Chin Jr
3 mins to read
Architect 7.0: HTTP APIs and even better Sandbox testing!
By popular demand: API Gateway HTTP APIs are now the default in Architect serverless apps
Ryan Block
3 mins to read
Begin supports renaming default GitHub branches
We're excited to announce that Begin apps will deploy with any default branch you configure in GitHub.
Paul Chin Jr
1 mins to read
How to rename your `master` branch to `main` (or something else)
Terms like master-slave carry powerful implications of racial supremacy and oppression, and have no place in our lexicon. Efforts across our industry are rightfully underway to retire such references to the dustbin of history, where they belong.
Ryan Block
2 mins to read
Serverless Deno + React with server-side rendering on Begin
Deno is a next-generation JavaScript runtime that features a built-in TypeScript compiler and code bundler, allowing developers to create applications without Webpack, Babel, or Rollup.
Paul Chin Jr
4 mins to read