The AWS Developers Podcast

In this episode, Dave chats with Karissa Wood, Global Developer Community Manager at Amazon Web Services. Karissa runs the AWS Usergroup program which currently supports over 400 community run groups around the globe. The two chat about usergroups meeting virtually during the pandemic, the importance of community and connections outside of work, how AWS helps support the community through a variety of means (access to new content, finding speakers) and the role usergroups have played in growing developer careers. Karissa on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Karissa_Wood_ Karissa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karissa-m-wood/ Find Out More Information on AWS Usergroups in Your Own Country: https://go.aws/3dYEUP7 AWS Usergroup Community Content Page: https://go.aws/3q4QwWq Video of some AWS Usergroups: https://bit.ly/3sfEGvl ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode, Dave chats with Danielle Kucera, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, AWS Marketing, and Adam Ruka, Software Development Engineer for AWS SDKs and Tools. They cover the launch of Construct Hub, a simplified way of finding and using open-source Cloud Development Kit (CDK) libraries, as well as all things CDK V2, including new changes to the core libraries, payload size, as well as the new CDK Watch command. Danielle on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielleraekucera/ Adam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/adam_ruka Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamruka/ Adam’s Blog: https://www.endoflineblog.com -- AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) - https://aws.amazon.com/cdk/ Construct Hub - https://constructs.dev/ CDK Git Repo - https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk Increasing Development Speed with CDK Watch - https://go.aws/3EN8Vgi Best Practices for Discoverability of a Construct Library on Construct Hub - https://go.aws/33koFd3 CDK V1 Maintenance Policy: https://go.aws/3pKrvj8 ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode, Dave chats with Kevin Lappe, Research Product Manager at Amazon Web Services. Kevin owns a unique space within AWS Developer Tools where his team thinks about the developer tool chain, and what AWS can build for developers in 2023 in beyond. This research combines quantitative data, usability testing, observation, and anecdotes to bridge the gap between engineering teams and customer feedback. Along the way, Kevin discusses breaking down the tasks developers need to go through (over 65 have shown up in research so far) from idea to production, and how AWS hopes to simplify the process. Kevin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinlappe/ Kevin's Blog: https://rhymeswithhappy.co/ Help Inspire AWS Design – Customer Council: https://aws.amazon.com/customer-council/ ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode, Emily and Dave chat with Harshita Daddala, Sr. Product Manager - Technical at Amazon Web Services. Harshita covers her career path at Amazon, the benefits of AWS Amplify for developers, and the recent launch of the AWS Amplify Geo library for JavaScript. Amplify Geo enables developers to quickly add location-aware features to their frontend web and mobile applications. It includes a set of abstracted client libraries built on top of Amazon Location Service, pre-integrated map UI components (based on the popular MapLibre open-source library) aa well as an Amplify Command Line Interface (CLI) tool that supports provisioning for all required cloud location services. Harshita on Twitter: https://twitter.com/harshitadaddala Harshita on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshita-daddala-682ab138/ ----------- Announcing General Availability of Amplify Geo for AWS Amplify – https://go.aws/2Z2NAQq Add Maps to your App in 3 Steps with AWS Amplify Geo powered by Amazon Location Service - https://go.aws/3FwKiEH ----------- AWS Amplify on Twitter: https://twitter.com/awsamplify AWS Amplify Documentation: https://docs.amplify.aws Amplify Discord Server: https://discord.gg/amplify ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode, Emily and Dave chat with Kesha Williams, Principal Training Architect at A Cloud Guru. Kesha is both an Alexa Champion and an AWS Hero where she focuses on helping others get up to speed with machine learning. Kesha discusses her multi decade career, her time as a senior Java developer, her journey to the cloud, learning Python, and steps she took to get started in machine learning. Along the way we cover the ethics of AI, the importance of diverse data sets, and what machine learning can bring to help us all build a better future. Kesha on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KeshaWillz Kesha on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/java-rock-star-kesha/ Kesha’s Website: http://www.kesha.tech/ Kesha’s AWS Hero Page: https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/heroes/kesha-williams Kesha’s Alexa Champion Page: https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/alexa/champions/kesha-williams AWS Getting Started with Machine Learning: https://aws.amazon.com/machine-learning/learn/ AWS SageMaker: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/ ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode, Dave chats with Farrah Campbell, Senior Product Marketing Manager for Modern Applications at Amazon Web Services. Farrah runs multiple community programs within AWS including Serverless and Containers Heroes categories. She is a well-known face of the community both online and at events. Farrah chats about her start, the impact of the serverless developer community on her own career, and some of the surprises she has planned for re:Invent 2021. Farrah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/farrahC32 Farrah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farrahcampbell/ AWS Heroes Content Library: https://go.aws/3GNMhWC All the re:Invent 2021 parties:. http://conferenceparties.com/reinvent2021/ Sessions - links not available on re:Invent website, but here is all the info: Productizing a Serverless MVPP – COM201 – Monday, November 29th 4-5pm in the Venetian. Caesars Forum – Monday, November 29th through Friday, Decemmber 3rd: The first ever AWS Containers and Serverless Zone in Caesar’s forum to increase customer awareness, educate customers on AWS services. We are working to provide a unique experience to our customers with this zone and get them excited about Containers and Serverless on AWS (80% Containers on the cloud run on AWS). Dev Lounge (Expo Hall) Tuesday, November 30 2:00pm - 3:00pm Meetup: Serverless - Multiple SERVERLESS COMMUNITY BUILDERS PRESENTING 4:00pm - 5:00pm Meetup: Containers- Multiple CONTAINER COMMUNITY BUILDERS PRESENTING EXPO HALL OSS Kiosk - Many Heroes/Community Builders Presenting their OSS projects ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode, Emily and Dave chat with Maish Saidel-Keesing, a Senior Developer Advocate at Amazon Web Services. Maish discusses challenges enterprises face when moving to the cloud, his approach to challenging customers and organizational boundaries, as well as the effects of the global covid pandemic has had on how developers work. Maish on Twitter: https://twitter.com/maishsk Maish on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maish/ Maish’s Blog: https://blog.technodrone.cloud/ Maish’s Session IDs at re:Invent 2021: CON309-R1/R2, CON314, and CON313-R1/R2 ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode, Dave chats with Marcia Villalba, Developer Advocate at Amazon Web Services. Marcia is the creator of the popular FooBar Serverless YouTube channel, whose unique approach to content blends a love of learning with technical deep dives. Marcia discusses her approach to staying up to date with the latest developer technologies, and her career journey to becoming a Developer Advocate. Marcia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mavi888uy Marcia’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foobar_codes/ Marcia's Tech Talk Podcast (Spanish Speaking): https://podcast.marcia.dev/ Marcia’s Foobar Serverless YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/foobar_codes ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode, Emily and Dave chat with Clare Liguori, Principal Software Engineer at Amazon. Clare discusses Amazon’s culture of DevOps, everything from how it implements CI/CD, root cause analysis reviews, to the life of a code commit, after a software engineer is ready to deploy. Clare on Twitter: https://twitter.com/clare_liguori Clare’s Bio: https://www.clareliguori.com/ Clare’s Git: https://github.com/clareliguori Builders Library Article on Automating Safe Hands-Off Deployments - https://go.aws/3BaAn68 ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In the second episode of this two-part conversation, Dave and Emily chat with Paul Cutsinger, Head of Developer Strategy at Amazon. Paul discusses how AWS has been a foundation for developers building on Alexa, and what the future of the voice spaces holds for daily interaction with the technology in our lives. Paul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulCutsinger Paul on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcutsinger/ Alexa Skills Developer Portal: https://developer.amazon.com Alexa Blueprints: https://blueprints.amazon.com Amazon Polly: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/ ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss