Last week I was deploying an app to AWS Lambda using Serverless and I accidentally misspelled a stage name. This resulted in deploying an entire CloudFormation stack with the wrong name, which wasted time and resources. I immediately realized that I spelled it wrong, so I was able to undeploy the stack quickly. I fully admit that misspelling the name was my fault, but since Serverless can deploy complex CloudFormation stacks that provision users, databases, SNS topics, etc., it seemed like there should be a better way to avoid this simple mistake.
Tag: npm
Node.js Modules I Can’t Live Without
I’ve been writing and maintaining so many Node.js scripts lately that I’ve lost count. Node modules allow you to extend scripts to do just about anything you need. There are several Node.js modules that I find myself using over and over again in nearly every project I work on. Here are a few of my favorites that I’m sure will make writing your Node.js scripts easier and more bulletproof. All of these modules are well-documented and supported.