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Eric Hammond @esh.dev · 17/09/2026

This is probably the most important and valuable set of improvements and features AWS has made for new customers in over a decade. The team is solving some incredibly challenging problems to make AWS a good choice once again for hobbyists and small casual teams. aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aw... #aws

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AWS reimagines the getting started experience | Amazon Web Services

AWS has reimagined the getting started experience with smart and sensible defaults to help developers get started fast so that they can focus on building. New customers can sign up and get started rig...

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Eric Hammond @esh.dev · 04/04/2026

$0.10 per CloudWatch Alarm doesn't seem like a lot, especially when the Free Tier says you get 10 alarms free, UNTIL you automatically add 10 billing alarms to each new AWS account you create, and you keep adding accounts over the decades until you have 46 AWS accounts,

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Eric Hammond @esh.dev · 24/02/2026

One year of Claude Code releases analyzing and visualizing the cadence alestic.github.io/claude-code-... built with Claude Code and Opus 4.6 source code: github.com/alestic/clau... #claudecode #ai

Table compares release cadence across four major version series. The changelog entries/week column circled in orange shows a roughly 12x increase over the course of a year — from 6.6 in version 0.2 (Feb 2025) to 14.5 in 1.0, 21.6 in 2.0, and 81.9 in 2.1 (Jan 2026).

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Eric Hammond @esh.dev · 01/01/2026

Did Claude Code auto /compact get fast and actually good when I wasn't looking? I've now had multiple sessions where Claude Code worked smoothly across multiple auto-compact operations, and I barely noticed they happened. If I can trust this, it changes everything.

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Eric Hammond @esh.dev · 01/12/2025

"Judging will begin shortly" Road to re:Invent AWS #reInvent

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Eric Hammond @esh.dev · 30/11/2025

@brookejamieson.bsky.social and team actually pulled this together! I remember when it was just a dream. The Road to re:Invent hackathon buses are real and have started their journey to AWS #reInvent. reinvent.awslivestream.com/r2r/live/

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Giant bus with "Road to re:Invent" on the side, driving away.

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Eric Hammond @esh.dev · 30/11/2025

How it started AWS #reInvent chalk wall

Long black wall, mostly blank, with "AWS re:Invent" printed in the middle. Only one person visible

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Eric Hammond @esh.dev · 30/11/2025

I've been attending AWS re:Invent since the first one in 2012. E Every year I notice changes as the organizers observe things they can improve from the previous year. There should be no security bottleneck at Venetian check-in and badge pickup this year. AWS #reInvent

Security lanes as far as the eye can see, with security personnel (human and canine). Currently empty, waiting for the crowds to arrive.

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Eric Hammond @esh.dev · 30/11/2025

I told the fellow guarding the chalk board that it is now open. AWS #reInvent 2025

Large black wall with "AWS re:Invent" printed on it. "@esh.dev" written in chalk inside an "e".

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Eric Johnson @edjgeek.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Here is some Friday pre:Invent fun... I am doing a session on Wednesday that is NOT in the catalog, but it will be. You will NOT want to miss this. Look for me - 10:30 AM (Vegas Time) In the Mandalay Bay.

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Eric Hammond @esh.dev · 26/10/2025

Sometimes it's hard to wait for Claude Code to do in 30 minutes what would only take me 3 days.

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Eric Hammond @esh.dev · 04/09/2025

The abc CLI project has been enhanced with a new OpenAI plugin for use with, say, GPT-5. Website: getabc.sh GitHub: github.com/alestic/abc abc now supports: - Anthropic (Claude models) - OpenAI (GPT models) - AWS Bedrock (Claude, Nova, etc)

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abc - AI bash/zsh/tcsh Command

abc is a command line tool to convert natural language instructions into shell commands and place on the next shell prompt

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Kiro @kiro.dev · 14/07/2025

This is Kiro - the AI IDE that works on your messy, real-world projects. Other AI tools lose context when projects get complex. Kiro gives you spec-driven development that scales beyond prototypes. Preview: kiro.dev/blog/introducing-kiro/?trk=6b579e54-2920-4e24-a25b-d3c887a6ffdf&sc_channel=sm

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Luc van Donkersgoed @lucvandonkersgoed.com · 22/07/2025

I did not have a new SQS Queue type on my bingo card, but here we are and they're very cool. SQS Fair Queues automatically balance multiple tenants (identified by their MessageGroupID), filtering out noisy neighbors. Love it when foundational services keep improving! aws-news.com/article/2025...

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Building resilient multi-tenant systems with Amazon SQS fair queues

Amazon SQS fair queues help mitigate noisy neighbor impacts in multi-tenant systems by automatically prioritizing message delivery across tenants, maintain...

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Eric Hammond @esh.dev · 01/06/2025

I'm tired of being "absolutely right". Tell me when I'm wrong. Tell me when I forgot to take something into account. Tell me when I could consider another option. #ai #development

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Eric Hammond @esh.dev · 26/03/2025

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Ross Barich @rossbarich.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Calling all university students: if you're passionate about cloud technologies and skilled in community building: 🚀 Apply to be an AWS Cloud Club Captain 🚀 Learn more here, applications close March 6 👇 go.aws/4kbZwnT

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AWS Student Hub | AWS Cloud Clubs

Join the AWS Student Hub, a community for 18+ students interested in learning AWS technologies and connecting with the global AWS Cloud Club program.

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Brooke Jamieson @brookejamieson.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Each AI model needs its own prompting approach - like how different makeup brushes are designed for specific tasks. You wouldn't use an eyeliner brush for blush! I've turned my Nova experiments into a field guide with templates, patterns & examples you can use today!

Amazon nova prompt engineering on AWS: a field guide by Brooke

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Kat @katinthecle.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I'm looking for speakers for two AWS User Groups - virtual for Cleveland and in-person for DMV (DC/NOVA area). Please DM me or comment if you are interested. These should be educational in nature and not a sales pitch. #AWS

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Eric Hammond @esh.dev · 12/01/2025

I can't always remember those sysadmin commands I only use a few times a decade. abc to the rescue (the LLM's proposed commands will be based on the current operating system). getabc.sh

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Tobias Müller @tobilg.com · 06/01/2025

The AWS Community Builders application process is now open: pulse.aws/application/... I‘m a 5th year Community Builder myself, and the program has a lot of benefits, like direct exchange with other fellow builders via Slack, info about upcoming releases, and not to forget, generous AWS credits.

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Eric Hammond @esh.dev · 06/01/2025

Tired of asking a web LLM to generate aws-cli commands for you and copy+pasting the result into your shell? I've written a shell command that does this for me, and I can't live without it now. getabc.sh Ready for feedback and issues from early adopters. #cli #bash #zsh #tcsh #linux #mac #aws

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abc - AI bash/zsh/tcsh Command

abc is a command line tool to convert natural language instructions into shell commands and place on the next shell prompt

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Jared Short @jaredshort.com · 02/01/2025

I'm not saying I'm an AWS expert… but I am saying I finally tracked down the random AWS account charging me small amounts every month and closed it.

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Teri Radichel @teriradichel.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

New AWS root account management explained. Most security incidents involve credentials. 99% stopped by MFA. Passkeys on AWS (I’ll stick with Yubikey.) AWS re:Invent 2024 - Secure by design: Enhancing the posture of root with central control (SEC232) m.youtube.com/watch?v=dQuP...

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Ross Barich @rossbarich.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

AWS re:Invent re:Caps are community-driven meetups to learn about the latest announcements from AWS re:Invent. 🚀 📢 Find an event near you, or download the re:Invent re:Cap deck through your Builder ID: community.aws/recaps?trk=0...

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AWS Community re:Invent re:Caps

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Brian Scanlan @bscanlan.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

My fave talks from re:Invent: Eric talks about network defence: www.youtube.com/watch?v=65mX... Marc talks about metastability etc.: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvHd... colmmacc talks about networking: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzpz...

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Shannon @girlwiththemostcake.com · 10/12/2024

All I want for Christmas is RDS Savings Plans #awswishlist

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Philipp Garbe @pgarbe.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Hopefully #awswishlist works here as well: I want that the ECR PullThrough cache makes the `library` path for official images transparent Currently it fails if the library prefix is missing but tools often allow only to set one prefix and that breaks for official images.

Two docker pull commands for ECR. One with the library prefix works while the other fails. But both should work ideally.

✅ docker pull 123456789012.dkr.ecr.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/mirror/docker-hub/library/alpine
❌ docker pull 123456789012.dkr.ecr.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/mirror/docker-hub/alpine

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Ross Barich @rossbarich.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Looking for content from AWS #reInvent? Suggest starting with this collection on YouTube, featuring all the DEV track sessions (AWS Hero led & Developer Advocate led talks) 🔥💥 #AWSCommunity www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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AWS re:Invent 2024 - Community - YouTube

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Eric Hammond @esh.dev · 10/12/2024

What AWS employee did I talk to Sunday evening during #reInvent at Illy, about Cline and Bedrock SDKs? I think they are on the Bedrock team, and are comfortable with code. Feel free to reach out in private if you have ideas.

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Michael Walmsley @walmsles.dev · 09/12/2024

My re:Invent 2024 talk Dev-319 is on YouTube now! It covers my experience building a live scoring system for a global sporting event. I enjoyed crafting this story; it provides solid strategies and principles for everyone watching it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lxz... #ListenToTheHeroes

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AWS re:Invent 2024 - Serverless scalability unleashed (DEV319)

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Corey Quinn @quinnypig.com · 08/12/2024

Just want to thank all the folks nobody notices behind the scenes at #awsreinvent. It’s precisely because you’re so good at your jobs that nobody notices you. Thanks. It was a great conference. You made it possible, and I see and appreciate your work. 🥰

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Karen Haberkorn @khaberkorn.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I’m grateful for feedback from AWS customers about new access management features. Foundational models are cool, but if you’re in security, a good takeaway from re:Invent is to delete the root credentials from your member accounts in AWS Organizations aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/ce... #awsreinvent

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Eric Hammond @esh.dev · 07/12/2024

No, I wasn't "overtraining". That was just a week of AWS #reInvent.

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Rob Koch 🏃‍♂️🇺🇦 @robcube.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Reinvent day #… I forgot. 😴 Looking forward in heading home! This was a great re:invent with the #AWSHeroes!

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Emily Shea @emshea.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Here’s a great recap of serverless launches from @ranthebuilder.cloud: www.ranthebuilder.cloud/post/aws-re-... And we’ve got even more exciting things in the works for serverless in 2025! See you next year 🚀

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AWS re:Invent 2024: My Serverless Takeaways

AWS re:Invent 2024 exciting new services and features launched from a Serverless developer perspective.

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Patrick Debois @jedi.be · 06/12/2024

Looking for a good summary/thread of the new AWS Re:Invent Generative AI related announcements.

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Will Dady @willdady.com · 06/12/2024

That was quick! I see openrouter.ai has already added the new Amazon Nova Micro, Lite and Pro models. Will be interesting to see where they land in the rankings over the coming days. #aws #ai #reInvent

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Raphael Manke @raphaelmanke.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Recordings are up - you couldn’t make it to my re:Invent session ? Here’s the recording youtu.be/DYf7kpR24dk?...

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AWS re:Invent 2024 - Supercharge Lambda functions with Powertools for AWS Lambda (DEV339)

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Eric Hammond @esh.dev · 06/12/2024

If, on Wed November 27, you passed through LAX Tom Bradley International Airport Terminal B on your way to AWS #reInvent, you may have been exposed to measles: publichealth.lacounty.gov/phcommon/pub...

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Dennis Traub @dtraub.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Missed my session at #reinvent? We set up a repeat on Friday at 8:30 AM. I know! The morning after re:Play, right? 😅 But if you'd like to learn how you can add AI to your own apps using Java, C#, JavaScript, or PHP, join me and we'll dive into some code 👨‍💻

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Luc van Donkersgoed @lucvandonkersgoed.com · 05/12/2024

Thank you @werner.social for the great shout out to the AWS Heroes ❤️ This is the smartest, friendliest, and simply *best* group of people I've ever been part of, and I am forever grateful for AWS' sponsorship 🙏

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I love the cowboy phase of re:Invent.

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Marc Brooker @marcbrooker.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

If you're at re:Invent and want to chat about Aurora DSQL, I'll be at the AWS databases booth in the Expo for a couple hours starting around noon.

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Chris Williams☁️🐍 @mistwire.com · 05/12/2024

The AWS Heroes program is something very special. The REAL heroes are the AWS employees who we've worked with for years. Thank you @werner.social, @rossbarich.bsky.social, @farrah.bsky.social, & everyone else who I can't find in here yet 😂🥰

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Eric Hammond @esh.dev · 05/12/2024

I didn't care until you took my Grand Lux Cafe. The convenient source of late night and early morning food that I have depended on for over a decade of AWS #reInvent.

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