AWS Development Best Practices

Overview

This skill provides comprehensive guidelines for developing applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS), focusing on serverless architecture, Infrastructure as Code, and security best practices.

Core Principles

• Write clean, well-structured code with accurate AWS SDK examples
• Use Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK, SAM) for all infrastructure
• Follow the principle of least privilege for all IAM policies
• Implement comprehensive logging, metrics, and tracing for observability

AWS Lambda Guidelines

Configuration Standards

• Use TypeScript implementation on ARM64 architecture for better performance and cost
• Set appropriate memory and timeout values based on workload requirements
• Use environment variables for configuration, never hardcode values