The AWS Developers Podcast

In this episode, Dave chats with Nikhil Swaminathan, Sr. Manager, Product Management at AWS Amplify, to discuss AWS Amplify Hosting. AWS Amplify Hosting is a fully managed CI/CD and hosting service for fast, secure, and reliable static and server-side rendered apps that scale. It supports many modern web frameworks including React, Angular, Vue, Next.js, Gatsby, Hugo, Jekyll, and more. Nikhil covers how AWS Amplify Hosting can help developers, how to get started, and examples of how customers are using it today. Nikhil on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theswaminator Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev AWS Amplify Hosting: https://go.aws/3sJXouA AWS Amplify on Twitter: https://twitter.com/awsamplify AWS Amplify Documentation: https://docs.amplify.aws Amplify Discord Server: https://discord.gg/amplify 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 Matt Coulter, Senior Architect at Liberty IT. Matt is a well-known helper and educator in the Cloud Development Kit (CDK) developer community. In addition to his work at Liberty IT, Matt is also an AWS DevTools Hero, and organizer of many community events. Matt shares his journey to the cloud, building CDK Patterns, writing the new CDK Book, and offers insights into deploying CDK within a large company. There may be some special announcements around the next CDK Day as well! Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NIDeveloper Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nideveloper/ Matt’s Blog: https://www.matt-coulter.com/ CDK Patterns: https://www.cdkpatterns.com/ CDK Day: https://www.cdkday.com/ The CDK Book: https://thecdkbook.com/ Panel discussion on Serverless First at Liberty IT: https://www.liberty-it.co.uk/stories/articles/tomorrow-talks-how-build-serverless-first-developer-experience Liberty IT Case Study on AWS Architecture Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/architecture/liberty-it-adopts-serverless-best-practices-using-aws-cdk/ Liberty IT Case Study on AWS Open-Source Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/the-cdk-patterns-open-source-journey/ Official Liberty Mutual case study on AWS Solutions Site: https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/liberty-mutual-case-study/ Video of Werner Talking about CDK Patterns https://youtu.be/AYYTrDaEwLs Case Study of Matt and Receiving the Now Go Build Award https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/liberty-mutual-2021-reinvent-video/ How AWS CDK Released this Architect from the Ivory Tower: https://www.matt-coulter.com/blog/post/2 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 continues his conversation with Julian Wood, Senior Developer Advocate for AWS Serverless. In part two of this two-part series, Julian digs into real world serverless, lessons learned, AWS services to think about, event-driven computing, recent serverless launches, and tips for serverless development with local environments. Julian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/julian_wood Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Julian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianrwood/ Julian’s Website: http://www.wooditwork.com/ Best Practices of Advanced Serverless Developers – Julian’s recent re:Invent 2021 Talk: https://bit.ly/3JGiSyt Innovator Island Lab - Deploy a Completely Serverless Web App: https://bit.ly/3rXJF3e Accelerating Serverless Development with AWS SAM Accelerate: https://go.aws/3I0YZS2 CDK Construct Library to Run a Serverless Valheim Server: https://bit.ly/3BrLnwK AWS Step Functions – Visual Workflows for Modern apps: https://go.aws/3BwqFf3 Serverless on AWS: https://go.aws/3HJAR6w Serverless Land – News on all things AWS Serverless - https://serverlessland.com/ 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 Julian Wood, Senior Developer Advocate for AWS Serverless. Julian shares his time transitioning from an IT Infrastructure job into the cloud, the start of Serverless at AWS, Serverless modern app development, and career advice for continued learning. This episode is part one of a two-part series on Serverless on AWS. Julian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/julian_wood Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Julian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianrwood/ Julian’s Website: http://www.wooditwork.com/ Serverless on AWS: https://go.aws/3HJAR6w Serverlessland – Latest news on all things AWS Serverless - https://serverlessland.com/ 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 Brice Pelle, Principal Solutions Architect at AWS, about AWS AppSync. AppSync is a managed service that helps simplify data access, and the creation of scalable GraphQL APIs. Brice introduces AppSync, shares how developers can save time when managing mobile notifications, examples of how customers are using the service today, covers recent releases, and then what the AppSync team is looking to do next. Brice on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BricePelle Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev AWS AppSync Service: https://go.aws/3Ao0Spa AWS AppSync Developer Documentation: https://go.aws/3nMx2FC AWS AppSync Customer Case Studies: https://go.aws/3AkCDYT GraphQL Website: https://bit.ly/3fJClBd

In this episode, Dave chats with Jason Dunn, Sr. Developer Community Manager at AWS, and owner of the AWS Community Builders program. The program offers technical resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities to AWS technical enthusiasts and emerging thought leaders who are passionate about sharing knowledge and connecting with the technical community. Jason covers what it’s like to run a program with over 1,700 members across 90 countries, what community builders are creating today, and how you can apply to be a member this month! Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jasondunn Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Jason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonrobertdunn/ Jason’s Blog: http://www.jasondunn.com/ AWS Community Builders Program: https://go.aws/33wR7se Community Builders Content on Dev.to: https://bit.ly/3KeG7Aw How to Become an AWS Community Builder by Stephen Sennett https://bit.ly/3GtNiCQ Telnet BBS Guide: https://www.telnetbbsguide.com/ Hayes Modem AT Commands: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayes_command_set Apply Here for the Community Builders Program – applications are open January 10th – January 24th, 2022! https://bit.ly/3K8w0gR ------------------- 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 Mohit Srivastava, Sr. Manager, Product Management, Front-End Web and Mobile. The Amplify team had a large announcement during Werner’s keynote at re:Invent, with the launch of Amplify Studio. Mohit dives into this new release, the challenges it was created to address, the ability for developers to now extend Amplify Studios behavior, and what else the team has been working on to help accelerate everyday work for developers. Mohit on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mohit Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev AWS Amplify on Twitter: https://twitter.com/awsamplify AWS Amplify Docs: https://docs.amplify.aws/ AWS Amplify GitHub: https://github.com/aws-amplify AWS Amplify Discord Server: https://discord.gg/amplify AWS re:Invent 2021 Werner Keynote with Amplify Studio announcement: https://bit.ly/3n0Lauz Introducing AWS Amplify Studio with Ali Spittel: https://bit.ly/3HEGeDi 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 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