My Makerspace

My Makerspace explores the intersection of technology and team dynamics, focusing on practical applications and theoretical insights. It covers serverless architecture, AWS services, remote work technology, infrastructure monitoring, and personal development tools, alongside innovative ways to interact with technology and predictions about the future of work.

Serverless architecture AWS integration and services Remote work technology and team dynamics Infrastructure monitoring Cryptographic security Product development from MVP to market fit Interactive tools and AI Personal and professional development

The hottest Substack posts of My Makerspace

And their main takeaways

This is my serverless architecture

0 implied HN points • 12 Oct 19
  1. The author worked on migrating applications from on-premise to AWS and faced different architecture preferences.
  2. Transitioning to serverless architecture involves more than just technical considerations.
  3. The choice between monolithic and distributed functions impacts the cloud transition process.

Building your own call center

0 implied HN points • 14 Oct 18
  1. Learn to build your own call center
  2. Amazon Connect tutorials available
  3. Explore speech recognition and contact lists in call centers

Encryption

0 implied HN points • 26 Nov 17
  1. Transport Layer Security (TLS) helps keep hackers at bay by enabling end-to-end encryption
  2. Public-key cryptography uses a public key to encrypt messages and a private key to decrypt them
  3. Using a Public-key certificate, like a Digital Certificate, helps ensure trust connections by authenticating hosts

Another look at Infrastructure dashboards

0 implied HN points • 27 Feb 21
  1. Study how VPC and subnets could be more intuitive
  2. VPC, subnets, and route tables are simple rules that can lead to complex solutions
  3. Visualize packages flowing through VPC to analyze metrics
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From MVP to Solution

0 implied HN points • 25 Jan 21
  1. MVP's intent is to showcase what technology can do, not create a fully working solution.
  2. Focus on achieving Product-Market Fit with your MVP.
  3. Consider product discovery phase questions like who is the customer, their needs, and implementation uncertainties.

Synergize Studio

0 implied HN points • 17 Dec 20
  1. Synergize Studio is focused on helping individuals, teams, and leadership reach their full potential
  2. The platform offers solutions like personalized skill tracking, team building tools, and aggregated feedback for leadership
  3. Users value simplicity, privacy, and control over their personal and professional development

Dayjob mind-map

0 implied HN points • 02 Dec 20
  1. Post about Dayjob mind-map on mymakerspace.substack.com.
  2. Multiple options to share the post like Facebook and Email.
  3. Links to click for sharing the post.

The Red Queen

0 implied HN points • 16 Nov 20
  1. The Red Queen project explores alternative ways of working on projects.
  2. It emphasizes creativity, exploration, and problem-solving in a team setting.
  3. The structure involves open, explore, and close stages to guide the project process.

Optimizing for the wrong self

0 implied HN points • 10 Apr 20
  1. Our brain has two systems: fast and intuitive (System 1) and slow and logical (System 2)
  2. Technology often focuses on the slower processing system of sequential information
  3. Exploring alternative means of interacting with our digital world beyond screens

Beyond point-and-click

0 implied HN points • 21 Nov 19
  1. Google simplified its interface to a single input text.
  2. Consider exploring alternative ways of user interaction.
  3. AI could potentially push user interaction further beyond current methods.

SQLChat

0 implied HN points • 20 May 19
  1. The tool converts natural language queries into SQL commands.
  2. It can filter data based on specific criteria like birth month or date range.
  3. The tool allows for specifying fields to extract from a database.

Cat Monitor

0 implied HN points • 03 Dec 17
  1. The author used a DeepLens and SageMaker AI model to monitor their cat while away on a trip.
  2. The AI model detected the cat, recorded a video, sent it to S3, and created a pre-signed link for access.
  3. Notifications with the S3 link were sent via email through SNS.

Miniature screens

0 implied HN points • 18 Jun 20
  1. Maintaining team connection is important while working remotely.
  2. Consider using mini screens or emojis for virtual team bonding.
  3. Implementing new technology can enhance remote team collaboration.

Crafting the Worst DevEx

0 implied HN points • 17 Jan 25
🕹 Technology Software Development Leadership Complexity Innovation
  1. Developer experience can suffer when leaders don't empower their teams. Support and trust from leaders are crucial for a thriving work environment.
  2. Smart leaders sometimes create unnecessary complexity by enforcing strict rules that they don’t follow themselves. This leads to confusion and frustration for other team members.
  3. Using clear, simple systems helps manage complexity in work processes. Approaches like GitOps can streamline workflows and make development easier.

Predicting the future

0 implied HN points • 24 Feb 21
  1. Alonso Suarez discusses predicting the future of jobs
  2. Consider what you want the future to be, not just what it's expected to be
  3. Reflect on shaping the future based on your desires

Unconventional use for Terraform

0 implied HN points • 21 Apr 20
  1. Sometimes Terraform can be hindrance in troubleshooting and making quick changes to infrastructure.
  2. Consider different approaches when encountering obstacles in using Terraform.
  3. Utilize 'terraform plan' command to manage and rearrange execution of tasks while using Terraform.

Exploring AWS Lambda Runtimes for Clojure

0 implied HN points • 14 Jun 23
🕹 Technology
  1. AWS Lambda offers serverless computing for easy code writing.
  2. Different runtimes like Node.js and GraalVM have performance variations.
  3. ClojureScript on Node.js shows promise with good start times.

An alternative monitoring

0 implied HN points • 26 May 20
  1. Opportunity during Covid to work on neglected ideas
  2. Challenging to monitor Amazon Connect
  3. Creating a more visual monitoring system for call centers