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Useful tips for AWS Lambda and DynamoDB in Go

Useful tips for AWS Lambda and DynamoDB in Go
Use Query instead of Scan Dont…Ever…Use…Scan…in DynamoDB. Seriusly, dont! A scan is the most brutal operation that returns all data, even if you use Filter. The logic behind Scan is that scans the whole table AND THEN applies the filter. Not only it’s slow, but your consumed capacity will always be high meaning, you will not like what you see on AWS Bill. Well, why is there a Scan operation in SDK if it’s slow and costly?
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Shopify merchants: do you know if your customers read your blog?

Shopify merchants: do you know if your customers read your blog?

You have a nice Shopify store — full with blog posts, but conversions are not happening? Why? One key metric to look at is the read time of your articles. Views and read time are 2 different key metrics. View is a page view when customer lands on the page. Read time is the time that takes a normal person to read X amount of words. Learn how to track those metrics using Google Analytics.

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