AWS DynamoDB | The Codex Coding

Full guide coming soon. A complete spoonfed walkthrough of AWS DynamoDB — what it is, when to use it, how to set it up, and how it connects to your code — is being written. For now, here is the short version.

What is AWS DynamoDB?

Amazon's managed NoSQL — scales to any size automatically. Serverless data at massive scale.

AWS DynamoDB Reference Topics 10 planned

These are the topics planned for this reference. They are not written yet — the list is published so you can see what is coming. Everything already complete on this site is linked from the Languages section.

What is DynamoDB Coming soon

Origin (2012, built on Amazon's internal Dynamo paper) and its fully-managed model.

Guide in progress

Tables, Items, and Attributes Coming soon

DynamoDB's terminology for tables, rows, and columns.

Guide in progress

Primary Keys: Partition and Sort Coming soon

The single most important DynamoDB design decision.

Guide in progress

Querying and Scanning Coming soon

Query (fast, uses keys) vs. Scan (reads the whole table).

Guide in progress

Secondary Indexes Coming soon

GSIs and LSIs for querying by non-key attributes.

Guide in progress

Read and Write Capacity Coming soon

Provisioned vs. on-demand capacity modes.

Guide in progress

DynamoDB Streams Coming soon

A time-ordered change log for reacting to table updates.

Guide in progress

Single-Table Design Coming soon

DynamoDB's most distinctive, most debated modeling pattern.

Guide in progress

Performance and Cost Coming soon

How key design directly drives your AWS bill.

Guide in progress

Connecting from Application Code Coming soon

The AWS SDK and higher-level libraries like DynamoDB Toolbox.

Guide in progress

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