Daniel Broadhurst
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15 Jan 2026 · 14 min read

From Chaos to Curtain Call: How I Engineered Consistent Delivery with AI Agents

How I used a team of specialised AI agents to automate repetitive code review checks and cut my review time by 60%, so I only review what needs a human.

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20 Dec 2025 · 6 min read

How to Write Robust Prompt Files for GitHub Copilot in VS Code

How to write reusable prompt files for GitHub Copilot in VS Code: where they live, the anatomy of a robust prompt, and examples for refactoring and tests.

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9 Jun 2023 · 11 min read

EventBridge Event Store with DynamoDB and Lambda (Node.js 22)

Build an Amazon EventBridge event store with DynamoDB and a Node.js 22 Lambda using the AWS SDK v3, then deploy it with AWS SAM to trace every event.

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14 May 2022 · 8 min read

Add Lambda Notifications to an Existing S3 Bucket with SAM

How to add S3 event notifications for Lambda to an existing S3 bucket with AWS SAM and CloudFormation, using a custom resource to manage the configuration.

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27 Mar 2022 · 9 min read

AWS Lambda Monorepo with Node.js 22 and pnpm Workspaces

Build an AWS Lambda monorepo with Node.js 22 and pnpm workspaces: share code between functions, bundle with esbuild and deploy nested SAM stacks from CI.

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20 Oct 2021 · 4 min read

Building a Serverless App using CloudFormation, AWS Amplify and React

Build a serverless web app on AWS with React, Amplify and CloudFormation: Cognito auth, deployment to the cloud and running the app locally.

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2 Oct 2021 · 6 min read

How to Host WordPress on AWS with CloudFormation

Deploy WordPress on AWS with a CloudFormation template: create the database password, launch the stack, install WordPress and clean up the resources.

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