2021-04-16

In part 1, we set up the basic infrastructure to support a new Lambda function on AWS; and n this part, we’ll build a Lambda function, deploy it to AWS, and invoke it with some input.

See also:

• Building an AWS Lambda in C#, part 6: Triggers
• Building an AWS Lambda in C#, part 5: S3
• Building an AWS Lambda in C#, part 4: Logs
• Building an AWS Lambda in C#, part 3: APIs and secrets
• Building an AWS Lambda in C#, part 1: AWS

2021-04-15

At first glance, Amazon Web Services (AWS) can seem impenetrably complex, but it’s not so bad once you’ve found your way around it…

See also:

• Building an AWS Lambda in C#, part 6: Triggers
• Building an AWS Lambda in C#, part 5: S3
• Building an AWS Lambda in C#, part 4: Logs
• Building an AWS Lambda in C#, part 3: APIs and secrets
• Building an AWS Lambda in C#, part 2: Build, deploy and invoke

2021-01-04

There are a many ways to peek inside a data file and reason about its contents. This post is about a triplet of simple, easily available tools that I’ve found handy for searching and querying common data file formats. You might too…

2021-01-03

Anyone can code.

This is a short exploration of the choices for coding beginners out there.

2021-01-02

My Mac likes to go to sleep to save power, and that means any long-running processes I have underway will be suspended when it does.

2021-01-01

I learned to code on a computer called the BBC Micro, released by the BBC in 1981. I was also released in 1981, and I have a bit of a bond with these 8-bit wonders.

2020-04-24

Cleaning up data from volunteer groups across the UK.

We’re only human

In the previous post, we took a tour of the open data available that tells the story of volunteerism across the UK since the coronavirus crisis began.

See also:

• Look for the helpers

2020-04-23

What can we learn about grass-roots COVID-19 volunteer groups from open data?

See also:

• We're only human

2020-02-01

A friend is helping out with a community project and asked for some laptops. I rustled up some old kit and gave it a refresh. You can too!

2019-03-28

A couple of weeks ago I witnessed a stabbing…

Being a better witness

I didn’t know it was a stabbing at the time. I was walking to the gym when I heard some young men shouting. I could see a few of them in someone’s front garden behind a hedge, pushing and shoving. It sounded brutal. A little girl in school uniform ran past me up the road, and there were a few people from the street nearby, looking on — some of them were on the phone. I called the police and reported what I saw. By the time I’d told them everything I could see, everyone involved had fled down the road.