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AWS durable-execution documentation change

Service: durable-execution · 2026-04-25 · Documentation low

File: durable-execution/getting-started/development-environment.md

Summary

Updated navigation structure in documentation: replaced Testing section links with new testing topics (Runner, Authoring, Assertions, API Reference, Workflow Patterns, Cloud Runner, SAM CLI) and added new Best Practices section with topics on Determinism, Idempotency, State Management, Step Design, Pause/Resume, and Code Organization. Also updated footer with privacy and terms links.

Security assessment

This is a documentation restructuring and navigation update. The changes involve reorganizing testing topics and adding best practices content. While best practices like determinism and idempotency can have security implications for reliable system design, there is no evidence this change addresses a specific security vulnerability or weakness. The footer update adds standard legal links but doesn't indicate security fixes.

Diff

diff --git a/durable-execution/getting-started/development-environment.md b/durable-execution/getting-started/development-environment.md
index f7546dbab..069b85461 100644
--- a//durable-execution/getting-started/development-environment.md
+++ b//durable-execution/getting-started/development-environment.md
@@ -67,4 +67,7 @@ Testing
-    * [ Basic Tests  ](../../testing/basic-tests/)
-    * [ Complex Workflows  ](../../testing/complex-workflows/)
-    * [ Stores  ](../../testing/stores/)
-    * [ Testing Modes  ](../../testing/testing-modes/)
+    * [ Runner  ](../../testing/runner/)
+    * [ Authoring  ](../../testing/authoring/)
+    * [ Assertions  ](../../testing/assertions/)
+    * [ API Reference  ](../../testing/api-reference/)
+    * [ Workflow Patterns  ](../../testing/workflow-patterns/)
+    * [ Cloud Runner  ](../../testing/cloud-runner/)
+    * [ SAM CLI  ](../../testing/sam-cli/)
@@ -75,0 +79,8 @@ Patterns
+Best Practices 
+      * [ Determinism and Replay  ](../../patterns/best-practices/determinism/)
+      * [ Idempotency and Retries  ](../../patterns/best-practices/idempotency/)
+      * [ Manage State  ](../../patterns/best-practices/state/)
+      * [ Step Design  ](../../patterns/best-practices/step-design/)
+      * [ Pause and Resume  ](../../patterns/best-practices/pause-resume/)
+      * [ Code Organization  ](../../patterns/best-practices/code-organization/)
+
@@ -115 +126 @@ Back to top  [ Previous  Manage Executions  ](../manage-executions/) [ Next  SDK
-Copyright © 2026 Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. 
+[Privacy](https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/) | [Site terms](https://aws.amazon.com/terms/) | Cookie preferences | Copyright © 2026 Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates.