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AWS had its agents build a free and open emulator for AWS. They now maintain it, too.

The New Stack · By Frederic Lardinois ·

AWS had its agents build a free and open emulator for AWS. They now maintain it, too.

The Brief · written from 3 sources

  • AWS launched AWS Emulator, a local emulator for AWS services that runs on a developer's machine.
  • The AWS CLI, AWS SDKs and coding agents connect to it over a local HTTPS endpoint using the same AWS APIs they would use in the cloud.
  • According to The New Stack, the emulator was built entirely by a team of agents and AWS will maintain it.

Why it matters

Developers can test AWS-dependent applications locally against an emulated AWS API without deploying to the cloud, which may affect demand for third-party emulators such as LocalStack.

Who’s affected

  • Developers testing AWS-dependent applications locally
  • Teams using the AWS CLI, AWS SDKs or coding agents against AWS APIs

AWS on Wednesday launched an emulator for AWS called AWS Emulator. That, by itself, is interesting and may raise some questions about the future of LocalStack . But what’s maybe most interesting is that the emulator was entirely built by a team of agents and will also be…

Read the full story at thenewstack.io ↗

Timeline

  1. AWS launched AWS Emulator

  2. The New Stack

    AWS had its agents build a free and open emulator for AWS. They now maintain it, too.

  3. Hacker News: Front Page

    AWS Finally Built Its Own AWS Emulator

  4. AWS News Blog

    Test your applications against AWS locally with AWS Emulator

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