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Matt Martz

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MS in CS specializing in Machine Learning (and Computational Perception and Robotics). Interested in Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, Brewing, DnD'ing. I ♥️ CDK and Serverless #AWSCommunityBuilder

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How To Convert a Lambda to a Step Function

Jan 6, 2022 10 min read

I attended AWS re:Invent 2021 in-person and one of my big takeaways was the focus on AWS Step Functions. With the late September announcement that Step Functions now support 200+ AWS Services I could see why. So, what does that look like? Check Out...

How To Convert a Lambda to a Step Function

Improving EventBridge Schema Discovery

Jul 30, 2021 6 min read

In my previous post experimenting with EventBridge, Evaluating AWS EventBridge Schema Discovery I used AWS Schema Registry with Event Discovery and tried out a 3rd party project called EventBridge Atlas to generate documentation. It was fairly succes...

Evaluating AWS EventBridge Schema Discovery

Jul 24, 2021 5 min read

This article is going to experiment with EventBridge and the AWS Schema Registry with Event Discovery and evaluate EventBridge Atlas which is a 3rd party tool that generates documentation pages for it. This is part 1 of 2. Part 2 will include the co...

Evaluating AWS EventBridge Schema Discovery

Creating Verifiable JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) with AWS CDK

Mar 6, 2021 13 min read

JSON Web Tokens (JWTs, pronounced "jots") are pretty neat. You can use JWTs to share information in a way that you can verify it wasn't altered. Let's say the Martz family has a grocery list in JSON format (because that's normal... RIGHT?!?). Whitn...

Creating Verifiable JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) with AWS CDK

Using AWS Amplify to Rapid Prototype a Real-Time Dungeons&Dragons Map

Feb 28, 2021 19 min read

TL;DR - Amplify-DND The Code Dungeons and What? What I Made How I Made It Setting up CD and a Custom Domain Tips, Tricks and Troubleshooting What's next Hey, I'm Matt. I'm an AWS Community Builder and a 24/7 geek. Over the last few years my fr...

Using AWS Amplify to Rapid Prototype a Real-Time Dungeons&Dragons Map

Automatically Keep Postman Collections In Sync With OpenAPI Specs

Feb 8, 2021 8 min read

This post will show you how to take an OpenAPI Spec file and automatically generate a Postman Collection of API tests with minimal configuration. This is especially helpful for a CI/CD pipeline that runs automated API tests after a deployment. My pr...