The pitfalls of Lambda that made us switch away

Template Queries are dynamic templates constructed with MongoDB-style operators. They allow you to customize MSON components with less code and are very extensible.

Implementing great forms can be a real time-waster. With just a few lines of JSON, you can use MSON to generate forms that perform real-time validation and have a consistent layout. And, MSON comes with a bunch of cool stuff like date pickers, masked fields and field collections.

I’ve spent the last 7 months working on a new programming language called MSON. Here is a nerdy post about why I did it, how it works and where I want to take it.

Update: This tutorial is from 2017 and uses Ubuntu 16. For current steps with Ubuntu 22 and the AWS free tier, see Run a Free VPN Server on AWS (2022 Edition).