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Jan 6, 2023 • 20min

Episode 066 - AWS AppSync Updates with Brice Pelle

In this episode, Emily and Dave catch up with Brice Pelle, Principal Product Manager for AWS Appsync. AppSync is a managed service that helps simplify data access, and the creation of scalable GraphQL APIs. Brice walks us through everything new in Appsync for developers post re:Invent 2022! This includes the ability to now write GraphQL APIs using JavaScript, the availability of two new libraries, and a new test API to simplify local development and testing. Brice on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BricePelle [DOCS] AWS AppSync Developer Guide - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/appsync/latest/devguide/what-is-appsync.html [DOCS] AWS AppSync JavaScript Resolver Developer Guide - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/appsync/latest/devguide/tutorials-js.html [GITHUB] AWS AppSync JavaScript SDK - https://github.com/awslabs/aws-mobile-appsync-sdk-js [PODCAST] AWS Developers Podcast - Episode 026 - AWS AppSync with Brice Pelle - https://open.spotify.com/episode/52FkI83nj99YwbNGGVIXOD [PODCAST] She's Off Script Podcast - https://www.serwaaadjeipelle.com/the-podcast/ [PORTAL] AWS AppSync - https://aws.amazon.com/appsync/ 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
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Dec 23, 2022 • 41min

Episode 065 - Application Resiliency with Laura Hyatt

In this episode, Dave is joined by special co-host Brooke Jaimeson, and Laura Hyatt, Global Solution Architect for AWS Resilience Hub. Laura shares her knowledge on building resilient architectures in the AWS cloud, defining good recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO) for your organization, the difference between reliability and resiliency in modern apps, how to handle disruptions across your applications and even regions, as well as a day in the life of an AWS solutions architect! Laura’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/LauraJHyatt Laura on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-hyatt/ Brooke’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brooke_jamieson Brooke’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brookebytes Brooke’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brooke.bytes/ Brooke on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brookejamieson/ [BLOG] AWS Architecture Blog - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/architecture/ [TRAINING] AWS Skill Builder - Introduction to AWS Resilience Hub - https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/external/view/elearning/14679/introduction-to-aws-resilience-hub [TRAINING] AWS Workshops - Monitoring Resilient Architectures With AWS Resilience Hub - https://workshops.aws/card/Monitoring%20Resilient%20Architectures%20With%20AWS%20Resilience%20Hub [PORTAL] AWS Resilience Hub - https://aws.amazon.com/resilience-hub/ [PORTAL] AWS Application Composer (Preview) - https://aws.amazon.com/application-composer/ 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
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Dec 16, 2022 • 29min

Episode 064 - DevOps with Namrata Shah

In this episode, Emily and Dave chat with Namrata Shah, Managing Director, PwC, about all things DevOps. Namrata has over two decades of consulting experience where she managed very large Developers teams. In this episode she shares her DevOps journey through the years, what developers look for in the real world around DevOps, what an ideal DevOps Tool would be that doesn’t exist today, and what the future of AIOps, NoOps, and DevOps itself might look like. Namrata on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/namratashah/ Namrata’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyfbIg_2svVrssNUExEI6fw Namrata’s AWS Hero Page: https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/heroes/namrata-shah/ Namrata’s Udemy Courses: https://www.udemy.com/user/namrata-180/ 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
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Dec 12, 2022 • 18min

Episode 063 - Announcing Trusted Language Extensions for PostgreSQL

In this episode, Emily and Dave chat with John Dalton, Sr. Product Manager, Amazon RDS Open Source, and Jonathan Katz, Principal PMT, Amazon RDS Open Source, about the recent launch of Trusted Language Extensions PostgreSQL. Trusted Language Extensions for PostgreSQL is an open source development kit for building PostgreSQL extensions that allows developers to build high performance PostgreSQL extensions and safely run them on your RDS for PostgreSQL DB instance. By using Trusted Language Extensions (TLE) for PostgreSQL, developers can create PostgreSQL extensions that follow the documented approach for extending PostgreSQL functionality. Both Johns discuss building this new service update, and their approach to open source. [BLOG] New – Trusted Language Extensions for PostgreSQL on Amazon Aurora and Amazon RDS: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-trusted-language-extensions-for-postgresql-on-amazon-aurora-and-amazon-rds/ [BLOG] Announcing Trusted Language Extensions for PostgreSQL on Amazon Aurora and Amazon RDS: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2022/11/trusted-language-extensions-postgresql-amazon-aurora-rds/ [DOCS] Working with Trusted Language Extensions for PostgreSQL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/PostgreSQL_trusted_language_extension.html [GITHUB] Open Source Framework for Building Trusted Language Extensions for PostgreSQL: https://github.com/aws/pg_tle [PORTAL] Amazon Aurora: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/ [PORTAL] Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/postgresql/ 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
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Dec 7, 2022 • 16min

Episode 062 - Announcing Amazon Code Whisperer Developer Preview with Srinivas Iragavarapu

In this episode, Dave and Emily chat with Srinivas Iragavarapu, Sr. SDM for Amazon CodeWhisperer. Designed to improve developer productivity, Amazon CodeWhisperer provides machine learning (ML)–powered code recommendations to accelerate development of C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, and TypeScript applications. The service integrates with multiple integrated development environments (IDEs), including JetBrains (IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, and WebStorm), Visual Studio Code, AWS Cloud9, and the AWS Lambda console, and helps developers write code faster by generating entire functions and logical blocks of code—often consisting of more than 10–15 lines of code. Srinivas discusses the recent re:Invent 2022 developer preview launch, how the team built Code Whisperer, and how developers can take advantage of the service today. Srinivas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isvas/ Getting Started with Amazon CodeWhisperer: https://aws.amazon.com/codewhisperer/ [DOCS] Working with Amazon CodeWhisperer: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/toolkit-for-vscode/latest/userguide/codewhisperer.html [WORKSHOP] Amazon CodeWhisperer Workshop https://catalog.us-east-1.prod.workshops.aws/workshops/a33a5d69-1417-4d5f-acc9-ae5c7fba665b/en-US [YOUTUBE] Get Started with Amazon CodeWhisperer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_ud69lWKeg&ab_channel=AmazonWebServices 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
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Dec 1, 2022 • 42min

Episode 061 - Announcing Amazon CodeCatalyst with Harry Mower and Doug Clauson

In this episode, Emily and Dave chat with Harry Mower, GM for AWS DevOps Tools, and Doug Clauson, Principal Product Manager Technical for AWS DevTools. Amazon CodeCatalyst is a unified software development and delivery service, that enables software development teams to quickly and easily plan, develop, collaborate on, build, and deliver applications on AWS, reducing friction throughout the development lifecycle. Harry and Doug walk us through this new product announcement, how the idea for a unified developer environment started inside AWS, how their team thinks about developer experience, lessons learned building such a product, and how you can get started with Amazon CodeCatalyst today. Harry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrymower/ Doug on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-clauson/ [BLOG] Announcing Amazon CodeCatalyst, a Unified Software Development Service (Preview) - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/announcing-amazon-codecatalyst-preview-a-unified-software-development-service/ Sign up for Code Catalyst Here: https://codecatalyst.aws/explore AWS Repost – Feedback - https://www.repost.aws/ 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
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Nov 29, 2022 • 24min

Episode 060 - Introducing Lambda SnapStart with Tarun Rai Madan

In this episode, Emily and Dave chat with Tarun Rai Madan, Sr. Product Manager for AWS Lambda. AWS Lambda SnapStart for Java offers up to 10x faster function startup performance at no extra cost. Lambda SnapStart is a performance optimization that makes it easier for you to build highly responsive and scalable Java applications using AWS Lambda, without having to provision resources or spend time and effort implementing complex performance optimizations. Tarun walks us through what this new feature means for developers, how the Lambda team was able to create such improved performance, and how developers can enable it today. Tarun on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tarun_trm [BLOG] Announcing AWS Lambda SnapStart for Java Functions: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2022/11/aws-lambda-snapstart-java-functions/ [BLOG] Accelerate Your Lambda Functions with Lambda SnapStart: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-accelerate-your-lambda-functions-with-lambda-snapstart/ [DOCS] AWS Lambda Developer Guide: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/welcome.html [VIDEO] Introducing AWS Lambda SnapStart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgxvrZLI1mc&feature=youtu.be Car Picks: Tarun - Red Bull Formula 1 RB18: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull_RB18 Emily - 1924 Rolls Royce Phantom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Phantom_I Dave - Lamborghini Countach: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini_Countach 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
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Nov 18, 2022 • 37min

Episode 059 - Amazon CodeWhisperer with Brian Tarbox

In this episode, Emily and Dave chat with Brian Tarbox, Principal Alexa Voice Designer at Epic Strategies. Brian has over thirty years’ experience in tech, has been awarded ten patents, written numerous papers, and co-leads the Boston AWS Meetup. He has been using Amazon CodeWhisperer in his current day to day job, shares how more productive it has enabled him to be, walks us through what he’s learned, and where developers can get started. Brian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briantarbox/ Brian’s Website: https://briantarbox.org/ Brian’s AWS Community Hero page: https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/heroes/brian-tarbox/ Amazon CodeWhisperer: https://aws.amazon.com/codewhisperer/ CodeWhisperer for VS Code: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/toolkit-for-vscode/latest/userguide/codewhisperer.html Amazon CodeWhisperer for JetBrains and the AWS Toolkit: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/toolkit-for-jetbrains/latest/userguide/codewhisperer.html Brian’s Book Recommendation - Startide Rising by David Brin: https://www.amazon.com/Startide-Rising-Uplift-Saga-Book-ebook/dp/B091XVJ14G 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
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Nov 4, 2022 • 33min

Episode 058 - Serverless and Well Architectured Frameworks with Kristi Perreault

In this episode, Emily and Dave chat with Kristi Perreault, a Principal Software Engineer at Liberty Mutual, and an AWS Serverless Hero. Krisiti shares her journey to the cloud, thoughts on Serverless, building a sustainable application, the importance of well architected frameworks, and how she aids over 4,000 Liberty Mutual engineers to be more successful in their jobs. The trio also discusses the importance of creating an inclusive work environment for all. Both Emily and Kristi share their personal journeys as women in tech, actionable advice, and steps allies can take in support. Kristi’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/kperreault95 Kristi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristi-perreault/ Kristi on Medium: https://kristiperreault.medium.com Kristi on Dev.to: https://dev.to/kristiperreault Kristi’s AWS Hero Page: https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/heroes/kristi-perreault/ Serverless Days: https://serverlessdays.io/ Serverless Days Denver: https://www.meetup.com/serverlessdays-denver/ Women Who Code: https://www.womenwhocode.com/ How To Support Women in Tech: https://index.medium.com/how-to-support-women-in-tech-ea5b9de61fb4 Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller: https://www.amazon.com/Know-My-Name-Chanel-Miller-ebook/dp/B07SJPPTDL Serverless Applications Lens - AWS Well-Architected Framework: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/wellarchitected/latest/serverless-applications-lens/welcome.html All Trails – Mobile App - iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/alltrails-hike-bike-run/id405075943 All Trails - Mobile App - Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alltrails.alltrails --------------------- 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
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Oct 28, 2022 • 25min

Episode 057 - Diving Into the Next.js Conf Announcements with Lee Robinson

In this episode, Dave chats again with Lee Robinson, VP of Developer Experience at Vercel. Lee dives into all of the announcements around Next.js from last week’s conference. This includes Next.js version 13, Turbopack, a Rust based successor to Webpack, routing, server components, a server-first approach, and new real-time analytics. If you missed it, you can listen to part one of this conversation in Episode 056. --------------- Our fellow Developer Advocate, Brooke Jamieson, was also at the Next.js conf, and they interviewed people from the show floor. Check their content out here! Brooke’s Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brookebytes Brooke’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brooke_jamieson Brooke’s Next.js Conf Interviews: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSRtw7Sf3/ https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSRtwcDG6/ https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSRtK6V9m/ --------------- Lee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/leeerob Vercel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vercel Next.js on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextjs Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Lee on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leeerob/ Lee on GitHub: https://github.com/leerob Lee’s Website: https://leerob.io/ [BLOG] Next.js 13 Announcement: https://nextjs.org/blog/next-13 [BLOG] Introducing Turbopack: Rust-based successor to Webpack: https://vercel.com/blog/turbopack [DOCS] From JavaScript to React: https://nextjs.org/learn/foundations/from-javascript-to-react [DOCS] How Next.js Works: https://nextjs.org/learn/foundations/how-nextjs-works [PORTAL] React.js Overview: https://reactjs.org/ 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

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