Danielle Heberling

Since 2017, I've wanted to run a regular web app on Lambda: use a familiar framework, start the HTTP...

AWS posted an end of support notice for Infrastructure Composer. New sign-ups stop October 29, 2026...

In 2026, nearly everyone I interact with in tech wants to talk about AI. It comes up on LinkedIn, at...

Update (September 8, 2026): Async didn’t fix the timeouts. I still don’t know why they happen, but...

I spend my days closer to how software ships than what it does, and the loudest thing in my world...

Running Claude Code on my own machine was easy. Getting it onto shared compute my whole team could...

I find it ironic that I officially hold the title of DevOps Engineer, because I've always believed...

Ever since AWS announced Lambda durable functions at re:Invent 2025, I've been wanting to try them on...

Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash Quick disclaimer before I get into this: I'm no longer...

Photo by Tanja Tepavac on Unsplash Ever since AWS announced Bedrock AgentCore Runtime back in...

I quit Facebook in 2020 when a former coworker was spreading misinformation about what was happening...

Photo by Jack Anstey on Unsplash Looking back on my career, the connections and opportunities I...

Earlier this month I took the exam for the Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) certification...

Photo by FlyD on Unsplash The Problem Tale as old as time: the friction between...

Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash The Business Problem At the day job, there's a...

Photo by Mathew Schwartz on Unsplash The Problem There's an ad-hoc job that runs in...

What is a Playdate? The Playdate is a small hand held game system with a crank, buttons...

Background The year is 2024 in the tech industry. Layoffs and downsizing are everywhere....

I’m worried about generative AI. I say this as someone who uses AI to help with work tasks daily. I...

Photo by Billy Huynh on Unsplash Who am I? I graduated from a code school in 2016 in...

Overview The Collab Lab is a non-profit organization that runs a program where early...

Photo by Stephen Harlan on Unsplash Ever since I was named an AWS Hero, lots of people have been...

Photo by RUT MIIT on Unsplash Over the years, many people have come to me for advice on doing a...

Originally, I wanted to blog about my favorite re:Invent announcements. But as I started, I saw a...

Photo by Denis Cherkashin on Unsplash Background The other day, I was answering some...

Photo by Dan Cristian Pădureț on Unsplash Goals In 2018, I set out to create this...

Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash Growing up, I was given advice from adults often. It was...

Background In June 2023, Johannes Koch, Matt Morgan, Julian Michel, and myself...

Disclaimer: This is an opinionated post based off of my own experience. Your experience and opinions...

Photo by Devin Justesen on Unsplash Background I live in the Pacific Northwest....