serverless-websockets VS Visual Studio Code

For long running jobs, it is useful to inform the user that something is going on. Nobody likes sitting and waiting hoping that work is being done. To help with this, we provide push notifications via the WebSocket microservice we created in my WebSocket tutorial.

For a real world example, you can check out my repo on AWS WebSockets.

There are two things you must do before configuring a custom domain: purchase your domain name and setup a public hosted zone. These will need to be done manually in order to pick up and deploy the stack contained in part five of the GitHub repo for the WebSocket.

Just like the three previous parts, the work is done ahead of time. To deploy the updates that add user notifications, run the following command in a terminal in the root of the repo on your local machine.

To get started with the spec for our WebSocket, checkout the part-three branch in the serverless-websockets repo in GitHub with the following command:

If you followed part one of this series, you deployed a basic WebSocket into your AWS account. It has the ability to add and remove connections, as well as add and remove subscriptions to specific entities. Today we are going to use a branch in that repo that enhances what we had.

Today we're going to go through an example of a WebSocket written in a SAM template. I chose a SAM template because of how easy it is to deploy a serverless application directly into AWS without the need for 3rd party services.

C# is very good as a language, have developed in it for 5+ years. The problem is the gap between what MSFT promises to management and actually delivers to developers. You really really need to fully read the fine print, think of the omissions in documentation and implement a proof-of-concept that almost implements the full solution to find out the hidden gotchas.

For example, even probably their best product VS Code only got reasonable multiple screens support last year: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/10121#issuecommen...

And then, on the other end of the spectrum, you have Teams.

Hey fellow amazing developers, we got you Essential VS Code Extensions for 2024 (these are especially important for web developers) recommended by our developers at evotik, we wont talk about ESlint nor Prettier which all of you already know.

Visual Studio Code (VS Code): Developed by Microsoft, VS Code is a lightweight yet powerful IDE with extensive support for Python development through extensions. It offers features like IntelliSense, debugging, and built-in Git integration.

In VSCode for example this can be easily done by adding the following .vscode/launch.json file:

I had a near-identical experience. I looked into switching in 2019 and ran into this 2016 bug which was a showstopper for me. Fixed it myself, grand total 4 line diff. https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/10643

When working in Visual Studio Code (VS Code), always create a new Python file for your project.

Code Editor: Choose a code editor like Visual Studio Code that offers good support for web technologies and extensions for PWA development.

When working in Visual Studio Code (VS Code), create a new Python file for our music player project. It's helpful to have separate files for different parts of your project.

https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/forks

27,000 people seem to have done so.

Choosing IDE: Selecting a suitable Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is crucial for efficient coding. Consider popular options such as PyCharm, Visual Studio Code, or Jupyter Notebook. Install your preferred IDE and ensure it's configured to work with Python.