Kevin Hakanson

Multi-Cloud Certified Architect | DevSecOps | AppSec | Web Platform | Speaker | Learner | Builder | @AWSCloud (opinions are my own)

[Kevin Hakanson @hakanson]

@donasarkar I would say look at https://t.co/6ZTZcvBkl7 but you might have easier access to https://t.co/CaTNVDCP2G macOS images

[Simon Brown @simonbrown]

The new Structurizr MCP server (https://t.co/R34KdSyG14) makes it even easier for AI to generate valid Structurizr DSL now! 🚀

[draw.io @drawio]

New: https://t.co/AngZk3kQsM skill for Claude Code — describe a diagram, get an editable PDF, PNG or SVG. Each file embeds the full https://t.co/AngZk3kQsM XML so you can reopen and edit anytime.

https://t.co/5RSdmKYNTY

[draw.io @drawio]

We've released the official https://t.co/AngZk3kQsM MCP server 🎉
But we're also sharing an alternative approach using Claude Project Instructions – no MCP setup needed, works directly in https://t.co/Tw7s9xxTaS in your browser.
https://t.co/BwrpBs0cNK

[Kevin Hakanson @hakanson]

@brooke_jamieson @kirodotdev I was wondering the same as was going to ask you

[AWS Open Source @AWSOpen]

🎉 Cedar is now a @CloudNativeFdn Sandbox project!

Cedar is an open source authorization policy language & SDK that brings:
✅ Fast, safe & analyzable access control
✅ Externalized policy management
✅ Formally verified with Lean theorem prover
✅ Differential testing in Rust

Perfect for modern cloud-native environments where fine-grained authorization matters.
Learn more: https://t.co/jdSilYCoyg

#CloudNative #OpenSource #Authorization #CNCF

[AWS Open Source @AWSOpen]

🚀 Cedar authorization policy language joins @CloudNativeFdn as a Sandbox project!

🔐 Fast, safe & analyzable authorization
📊 Formally verified with theorem provers
🏢 Already powering AWS, Cloudflare, MongoDB & more 🤝

Now with vendor-neutral CNCF governance!

The future of cloud native authorization just got brighter ✨

Try it: https://t.co/jdGp7aoKEZ

#Cedar #CNCF #Authorization #OpenSource

[Clare Liguori @clare_liguori]

Launch #2 I'm excited about today: STRANDS TYPESCRIPT SDK

These days, coding agents generate most of my code, even AI agent code. Typescript outperforms Python for agentic coding: early compiler errors speed up iteration. Bring on the Typescript agents!

https://t.co/x1Duptvvlu

[Clare Liguori @clare_liguori]

Really excited about this new Agent SOPs open source project!
https://t.co/YwY17tEhhH

We use this structured agent prompt format a LOT at Amazon with coding assistants to automate daily work - there are 1000s of agent SOPs internally
https://t.co/W78ehUGd6e

[AWS for Government @AWS_Gov]

Headed to AWS re:Invent?
Get the guide: https://t.co/UrniHNxGyX

The AWS Public Sector attendee guide is now live, including several persona based guides to help you choose the right learning sessions & make the most of your time in Las Vegas.

[Kevin Hakanson @hakanson]

@brooke_jamieson Hotel venue map as a pac man style maze with Kiro ghosts. 👻

[Kevin Hakanson @hakanson]

@kevinwhinnery 2% of (1 US gallon) = 2.56 US fluid ounces. Seems like should be under the limit. 🤡

[Changelog @changelog]

🎙️ New episode with @charliermarsh!

Charlie built Ruff (an extremely fast Python linter written in Rust) and uv (an extremely fast Python package manager written in Rust) because he believes great tools can have an outsized impact.

He believes it so much, in fact, that he started an entire company (@astral_sh) that builds next-gen Python tooling. 👇

[Kevin Hakanson @hakanson]

@brooke_jamieson You probably need a code sample for new MCP elicitation capability anyway

[Visual Studio Code @code]

🚀 v1.101 of @code is here! Check out what’s new:

- Supporting all MCP spec capabilities
- Chat tool sets
- Copilot coding agent integration
- Source Control Graph improvements

…and so much more: https://t.co/A9p63tiyY2

🧶 Here are some of the highlights…

[AWS Identity @AWSIdentity]

🔒 Amazon Verified Permissions launched a step-by-step wizard to integrate external OIDC identity providers with Amazon API Gateway. Bring your own identity (BYOI) & get started! https://t.co/4TiBcyA4YQ

[Damian Edwards @DamianEdwards]

Friendly reminder: #dotnet 6 hits end of life next week (Nov-12). That means it's no longer supported, no more patches *or SECURITY fixes*. You should be moving to .NET 8 or .NET 9

https://t.co/t6YzrySsQM

[Kevin Hakanson @hakanson]

Sound interesting? If you are attending re:Invent, login to the session catalog and mark as favorite.

[Jenna Pederson @jennapederson]

Do you design or analyze software systems at the system or architectural level, class level, or even user flows? Join us for a builder’s session (ARC308) at #AWS re:Invent to learn how to use generative AI to help with this work.

🔗 https://t.co/s47mpxds9Q

[Puru Tuladhar @ptuladhar3]

🎓 Let's Get AWS Certified! 📕 Grab my FREE e-book on both @awscloud Certified Solutions Architect Associate & Professional!

👉 https://t.co/h1Emk07KXd
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#AWS #Certification #Free #SolutionsArchitect

[Jenna Pederson @jennapederson]

Working on a talk for re:Invent and exploring how I can use gen Ai to interact with my architecture - from CloudFormation templates and text descriptions to diagrams and back, evaluating against best practices, getting suggestions for improvements, and help making decisions.