The AWS Developers Podcast

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/ ----------- 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 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/ ----------- 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 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/ ----------- 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 and Emily chat with Ross Barich, Principal Developer Community Manager at Amazon Web Services, and owner of the AWS Heroes program. The AWS Heroes program, and its associated program Community Builders, are part of Amazon’s AWS Developers Community recognition programs. These programs recognize members from across the globe, developers helping the community grow, mentoring other developers, creating educational content, and active both online and at in person events. Ross on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rossbarich Ross on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossbarich/ Connect with a Hero: https://amzn.to/3mIiZRF Follow a Hero: https://bit.ly/3BgGGEK Learn from Heroes: https://amzn.to/3ksmp8t ----------- AWS Community Builders: https://amzn.to/3sRkKgt AWS Community Builders Open Enrollment (Apply by Aug 31st!): https://bit.ly/2WnI2yV ----------- 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 continue the conversation with Memo Doring, Head of Developer Relations for Latin America (LATAM) at Amazon Web Services. The Latin America region is home to over 600 million, covering a diverse geography, people, and languages. In part two of this two-part conversation, Memo talks about his experience helping LATAM companies move to the cloud, the effects of the global pandemic, and some of the unique business opportunities that only exist in LATAM. Memo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/memodoring AWS Certification (Spanish): https://aws.amazon.com/es/certification/ AWS Certification (Portuguese): https://aws.amazon.com/pt/certification/ ----------- 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 Memo Doring, Head of Developer Relations for Latin America (LATAM) at Amazon Web Services. The Latin America region is home to over 600 million, covering a diverse geography, people and languages. In part one of this two-part conversation, Memo talks about his experience starting a new developer relations team in Latin America, being a Latino in tech, and the unique challenges of a developer community encompassing so many cultures. Memo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/memodoring Book mentioned - DevOps for Dummies by Emily Freeman: https://www.amazon.com/DevOps-Dummies-Computer-Tech/dp/1119552222/ ----------- 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 Luc van Donkersgoed, Lead Solution Software Engineer at the Dutch Postal Service, and a DevTools AWS Community Builder. Luc covers his journey of acquiring all 12 AWS certifications, his real-world approach to exam taking, and ideas on prototyping with the cloud. Luc on Twitter: https://twitter.com/donkersgood Luc’s AWS Solution Architect Professional Course: https://youtu.be/tv3eMiO0ACM Luc’s GitHub: https://github.com/donkersgoed Luc’s SciFi Book Author Recommendation – Patrick Rothfuss: https://www.amazon.com/Patrick-Rothfuss/e/B001DAHXZQ ----------- 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 Richard H. Boyd, Sr. Developer Advocate at Amazon Web Services for Developer Tools. Richard covers his software engineering journey, CI/CD processes at Amazon, and shares tips for creating productive cloud developer environments. ---------- Richard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rchrdbyd Richard's Dev Blog: https://rboyd.dev/ Richard's Github: https://github.com/richardhboyd ----------- Richard's "Mediocre" Cloud9 Tips: https://github.com/richardhboyd/mediocre-cloud9 ----------- Clare Liguori's talk on automating continuous delivery pipelines at Amazon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngnMj1zbMPY ----------- 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 again with Elad Ben-Israel, Principal Engineer at Amazon Web Services for the Cloud Development Kit (CDK). In part two of this two-part conversation, Elad talks about the current state of the CDK, the CDK community, Projen project, and the future of CDK. --- Elad on Twitter: twitter.com/emeshbi Elad’s GitHub.io: http://eladb.github.io/ --- AWS CDK Git: bit.ly/3yB3kWS CDK Patterns: http://cdkpatterns.com/ CDK 2.0 Dev Preview: amzn.to/3dW57Oq CDK Corner: amzn.to/3ho1B1r CDK.dev Slack: https://cdk.dev/ Projen: Projen - https://bit.ly/projengit --- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: twitter.com/thedavedev --- Subscribe: Amazon Music: music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf763…velopers-Podcast Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-…st/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly…S9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: tunein.com/podcasts/Technology…s-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: tunein.com/podcasts/Technology…s-Podcast-p1461814/

In this episode Dave chats with Elad Ben-Israel, Principal Engineer at Amazon Web Services for the Cloud Development Kit (CDK). In part one of this two-part conversation, Elad talks about his time as a software engineer at Amazon, the creation of the Cloud Development Kit, and the philosophy behind JSII, a new framework that allows code in any language to naturally interact with JavaScript classes. Elad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/emeshbi Elad’s GitHub.io: https://eladb.github.io/ AWS CDK Git: https://bit.ly/3yB3kWS CDK Patterns: https://cdkpatterns.com/ CDK 2.0 Dev Preview: https://amzn.to/3dW57Oq CDK Corner: https://amzn.to/3ho1B1r CDK Labs: https://github.com/cdklabs/ JSII Git: https://github.com/aws/jsii The story behind the AWS CDK: https://amzn.to/3xug6GI Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: 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://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/