Devon Hillard’s Digital Sanctuary
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Bedrock API Authentication Made Me Quit My Project
Explore AWS Bedrock API, a direct competitor to OpenAI with Generative AI LLMaaS, and the implications of its Signature v4 authentication method. This article delves into the complexities and potential developer challenges posed by AWS’s security-focused approach, highlighting the importance of simplicity and documentation in developer adoption.
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Simple Wufoo Style Form Handling Using AWS
Hello fellow techies, I am excited to share my latest open source project – an innovative Web Form Submission Application built with TypeScript and deployed using AWS CDK. This application is designed as a simple system for form submissions from your website, storing the data directly in AWS DynamoDB and sending alert emails for each…
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How to get SpringBoot LiveReload Working over HTTPS
SpringBoot LiveReload is an essential tool for developers using Spring Boot Dev Tools. It automatically reloads your browser when you modify a front end source file in your Spring Boot application. This feature saves time and boosts productivity by making it quick and easy to view the changes you’ve made to the front-end. Here’s how…
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SpringBoot DevTools Auto Restart and Live Reload
When you are developing a web application minimizing the time it takes changes you make to show up is a key factor in your productivity. The quicker you can see the results of your change, the quicker you know if you have fixed things, or made things worse:). If you are using SpringBoot you may…
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Broken Site – Sorry
I am moving off of my old WordPress theme (Avada) due to numerous limitations and issues. Unfortunately it’s not so easy to move away from it and many pages and posts are probably looking very wrong. I will try to fix them as I have time. In the meantime, I am sorry, but I really…
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Migrating 10MinuteMail from Java to GraalVM Native
As the developer of 10MinuteMail, a disposable email service, I have been running the service on Java for many years. I am always looking at new technologies and embracing new things. Recently I decided to not only upgrade from SpringBoot 2.x to 3.x, but also to migrate the application from Java to GraalVM Native. What…
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