Dylan Anthony articles - 42 total
Replacing Planetscale
Now that Planetscale is ditching their free tier, I need a new database for the free GitHub app that...
Making my blog more climate-friendly with Astro
It's been two years since I last rewrote my personal website, so naturally it's time to do it again!...
GraphQL is for Backend Engineers
Most articles explaining the benefits of GraphQL focus on advantages for the frontend: things like...
Secure GraphQL Microservices
Federation unlocks superpowers for our queries, enabling us to split up business logic and improve...
Even better GitHub Actions in Rust
In a recent post, I introduced a method for creating GitHub Actions (the reusable code that can be...
Rust is not hard! Part 1: GitHub Actions
The most common description of Rust I hear is something like, "it's great for performance but too...
How to write a GitHub Action in Rust
Creating reusable GitHub Actions is an easy way to automate away everyday tasks in CI/CD. However,...
Stop Writing DRY Code
Cover photo created by Jazlyn Borkowski "DRY" is an acronym introduced, seemingly universally, to...
New Year, New Website
I really like blogging. Sharing my discoveries and thoughts with anyone interested is one of a few...
Best Supported Serverless Languages
Cover image created by me using the Community TypeScript Logo, the Go logo, the .NET logo, and Ferri...
Running GraphQL on Lambda with Rust
Cover image created by me using Ferris the Crab, the GraphQL logo, and the AWS Lambda logo. Tak...
Replacing FastAPI with Rust: Part 6 - AWS Lambda
Cover image created by me using Ferris the Crab, the Rust logo, and the FastAPI logo. The last...
Replacing FastAPI with Rust: Part 5 - Rocket 0.5
Cover image created by me using Ferris the Crab, the Rust logo, and the FastAPI logo. In the pr...
Replacing FastAPI with Rust: Part 4 - A Solution
Cover image created by me using Ferris the Crab, the Rust logo, and the FastAPI logo. After inv...
Replacing FastAPI with Rust: Part 3 - Trying Actix
Cover image created by me using Ferris the Crab, the Rust logo, and the FastAPI logo. TL;...
Replacing FastAPI with Rust: Part 2 - Research
Cover image created by me using Ferris the Crab, the Rust logo, and the FastAPI logo. Int...
Replacing FastAPI with Rust: Part 1 - Intro
Cover image created by me using Ferris the Crab, the Rust logo, and the FastAPI logo. Wha...
I made a blog with Next.js and Vercel
Why? After I decided I wanted to write some blog content again, I had to decide whether to...
Is a Redis ORM a Horrible Idea?
Help me Devs! I work on a web app which deals with a lot of data that moves really fast. Our primary...
The Best Thing for Your Resume
As someone who is actively reading a lot of resumes, I feel the need to share this piece of advice: c...
Why I'm Leaving Flask
TL;DR Not interested in the whole story? Just go check out FastAPI Several months ago I started th...
How to interview a dev candidate?
Soon I will have to fill a couple full stack developer positions. I’ve done a couple interviews befor...
You Should Use Python Sets
This post contains references to Big O notation1, if you aren't familiar with it (or don't remember...
Python REST API: CI
How this Post Works This post is part of a series which dissects my method for creating a...
Flask REST API: Flask Basics
How this Post Works This post is part of a series which dissects my method for creating a...
Flask REST API: Project Foundations
How this Post Works This post is part of a series which dissects my method for creating a...
Flask REST API: Introduction
Most of what I do as a professional developer involves back end services using Python and Flask. I'v...
What to expect from AWS RE:Inforce?
I’ll be going to AWS RE:Inforce for the first time next week. Does anyone have any experience with th...
Easing into Open Source
If you've never contributed to an open source project before (or have only contributed very little),...
Achieve More by Doing Less
Multitasking has long been lauded as a way to get more done quicker. I believe (and I'm not alone1 2...