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Nov 19, 2021 • 21min
Episode 020 - AWS Amplify Geo with Harshita Daddala
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/
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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
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AWS Amplify on Twitter: https://twitter.com/awsamplify
AWS Amplify Documentation: https://docs.amplify.aws
Amplify Discord Server: https://discord.gg/amplify
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Nov 12, 2021 • 28min
Episode 019 - Starting a Career in Machine Learning with Kesha Williams
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/
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Nov 5, 2021 • 24min
Episode 018 - Developer Community, Events, and re:Invent 2021 Plans with Farrah Campbell
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
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Oct 26, 2021 • 25min
Episode 017 - Enterprise Developers with Maish Saidel-Keesing
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
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Oct 18, 2021 • 27min
Episode 016 - Learn and Be Curious with Marcia Villalba
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
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Oct 5, 2021 • 29min
Episode 015 - DevOps at Amazon with Clare Liguori
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
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Sep 27, 2021 • 19min
Episode 014 - Building for Alexa on AWS with Paul Cutsinger - Continued
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/
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Sep 20, 2021 • 28min
Episode 013 - Building for Alexa on AWS with Paul Cutsinger
In this episode Dave and Emily chat with Paul Cutsinger, Head of Developer
Strategy at Alexa. Paul joined the Alexa team in the very early years, lead the worldwide
developer education team, and helped mold the vision for the developer roadmap. In his
current role, Paul leads an incubation team working on new ways for customers to interact
with Alexa and Voice. Paul discusses how AWS has been a foundation for developers building
on Alexa and how simple it is for anyone to get started building their own experiences
today.
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/
New for AWS CloudFormation – Quickly Retry Stack Operations from the Point of Failure:
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-for-aws-cloudformation-quickly-retry-stack-operations-from-the-point-of-failure/
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Sep 13, 2021 • 23min
Episode 012 - Innovation at AWS with Jeff Barr
In this episode Dave and Emily chat with Jeff Barr, VP of Evangelism at AWS. Jeff
has been with Amazon since 2002 and was the first person in a full-time developer advocate
role. In this follow-up conversation from last week’s episode, Jeff covers the culture of
innovation behind AWS, tips for managing time, and how to have productive interactions with
other developer teams.
Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffbarr
Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbarr/
Jeff Barr FAQ: http://jeff-barr.com/jeff-barr-faq/
AWS Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs
AWS Community on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/aws/
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Sep 7, 2021 • 23min
Episode 011 - History of AWS Developer Relations with Jeff Barr
In this episode Dave and Emily chat with Jeff Barr, VP of Evangelism at Amazon
Web Services. Jeff has been with Amazon since 2002, and was the first person in a full-time
developer advocate role. Jeff covers what the early AWS developer community looked like,
early developer relations at AWS, the importance of community, and how developers have
shaped the roadmap for many AWS services over time. If you enjoy tech industry history this
episode is for you!
Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffbarr
Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbarr/
Jeff Barr FAQ: http://jeff-barr.com/jeff-barr-faq/
AWS Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs
AWS Community on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/aws/
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