Paul Grenyer

    From Zero to Deployed:  Building and Shipping an AWS Lambda with TypeScript, Terraform & GitHub Actions When: 1830, 5th November, 2025 Where: ACCU York,  Patch, The Bonding Warehouse, Terry Ave, York, YO1 6FA  RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/accu-york/events/308548806/ Ever wanted to build a serverless function, but felt there was too much boilerplate to write before it gets interesting? In this talk, we’ll walk through creating an AWS Lambda from scratch, using TypeScript, and show just how clean, fast, and repeatable deployment can be when using Terraform for infrastructure and GitHub Actions for deployment. This practical demonstration will cover: Writing and packaging a simple TypeScript Lambda Defining and provisioning AWS infrastructure with Terraform Automating deployment with GitHub Actions Things I’ve learnt using Lambdas And all in the space of an hour. Whether you’re new to AWS or just looking to try serverless, this talk will leave you k...

Parallels is an interesting and enjoyable read. It kept me guessing about what was actually going on the whole time. A sense of  something more I am missing always keeps me engaged, and I wasn’t expecting the twist until it came, or the final twist in the last sentence. As a software engineer who is awkward around people, I could immediately relate to Jeff, and this drew me right in. Conversely I couldn’t really understand Jezz volunteering to go to war and sticking it out. I think these two extremes made it a much better story, for me, than it would have been otherwise. However, I could have done without the constant smoking by the characters, I don’t really see what this brings. James needs to work on his sex scenes, especially the language used. I would have liked to know more about why the platinum blonde was trying to get through to Jeff - maybe I missed it. There were still a handful of unanswered questions, reasons and background by the end; I would have liked to see these e...

  The Great Misconception of Me* I often write about books I’ve read, bands I’ve seen, sometimes films, talks I’m giving, events I’m attending or have attended, technical topics, and more recently, leadership of software teams. Occasionally, I share critical views, whether on people, practices, or how I think software should be designed or written. Beyond the navel gazing tweets and Facebook posts of my younger years, I haven’t really written much about how I feel about myself. This time, I’m going to be a bit more introspective. If that’s not your thing, feel free to skip this one.  In the last couple of years, I’ve become aware of a fundamental truth about myself: I cannot bear to be misunderstood, especially when people believe things about me that I don’t believe to be true. When I am misunderstood, I have to try to put it right. I need to make the other person understand. I expect this has often been to my own detriment and I haven’t always succeeded. I Am Not an Extrover...