Helping Each Other and Growing Together with Matt Coulter

Jul 2, 2024

Matt Coulter, a DevTools and serverless technology enthusiast, talks about the Cloud Development Kit (CDK), CDK Community Day, and CDK Patterns. He discusses his journey into community work, the challenges of virtual events, Teach Me AWS venture, and the importance of empowering users in technology. Matt highlights the opportunities for Teach Me AWS in day two experiences, and the significance of peer review, collaboration, and human connection in software development.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Nurturing Local and Global AWS Communities: Challenges and Growth

01:46 • 14min

Exploring Different Approaches to Cloud Learning and Certifications

15:54 • 3min

Effective Approaches to Learning AWS and Cloud Development

18:56 • 10min

The Value of Peer Review, Collaboration, and Teamwork in Software Development

28:40 • 4min

Human Connection and Tech Events

32:15 • 3min

Matt Coulter returns to share his latest endeavors as he makes a comeback in community work, especially within DevTools and serverless circles. In this episode, he and Corey discuss the significance of the Cloud Development Kit (CDK), CDK Community Day, and CDK Patterns. Matt reflects on his journey into community work and contrasts the challenges of virtual versus in-person events, highlighting Belfast's burgeoning tech scene and his aim to amplify its presence globally. Additionally, Matt discusses Teach Me AWS, his new venture designed to simplify AWS tools and foster practical problem-solving skills.

Show Highlights:

(0:26) What Matt’s been up to since the last time he was on the show
(2:04) How Matt got started with community work
(6:09) Learning about the Belfast community
(9:57) How technologies are maturing and empowering users to do more
(14:51) Matt’s latest endeavor, Teach Me AWS
(19:25) How Teach Me AWS educates users
(23:02) Big opportunities for Teach Me AWS in the day two experience
(30:32) The thread that ties all of Matt’s interests and projects together

About Matt:

Matt is an AWS DevTools Hero, Serverless Architect, Author and conference speaker.

He is focused on creating the right environment for empowered teams to rapidly deliver business value in a well-architected, sustainable and serverless-first way.

You can usually find him sharing reusable, well architected, serverless patterns over at cdkpatterns.com or behind the scenes bringing CDK Day to life., Sr. Architect in Belfast. AWS DevTools Hero and @BelfAWSt_Meetup organiser loving #Serverless so I created @cdkpatterns / @cdkday. Co-Author @thecdkbook. he/him, Matt is an AWS DevTools Hero, Serverless Architect, Author and conference speaker/organiser.

He is focused on creating the right environment for empowered teams to rapidly deliver business value in a well-architected, sustainable and serverless-first way.

These days you can usually find him behind the scenes running the official Belfast AWS User Group and organising the Belfast AWS Community Day!!!

Links Referenced:

Personal Twitter: https://twitter.com/nideveloper
Belfast User Group Twitter: https://x.com/BelfAWSt_UG
Teach Me AWS website: https://teachmeaws.com/

Sponsor

Panoptica: https://www.panoptica.app/