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[Be a Better Dev Newsletter] #012 - "Serverless" Confusion, Course Milestone, and Video Recaps

Published over 1 year ago • 1 min read

Be a Better Dev

February 18, 2024

In a recent video, I expressed my frustration with AWS's definition of "Serverless". The video seems to have resonated with the community, particularly folks' frustration with how AWS is throwing the term Serverless around all willy nilly. The recent announcements of "Serverless OpenSearch" and "Serverless Aurora" come to mind as not-so-serverless serverless offerrings. What are your thoughts?

Separately, my recent course - AWS Step Functions Masterclass - has been a big hit with the community. We've recently surpassed the 100 student milestone! Thank you to all those that have purchased and sent me kind emails of support. I'm a big believer that orchestration services like Step Functions are the next big paradigm shift in cloud computing and I'm happy that my course is helping folks get ahead. If you're interested, check out the free preview in the recap section down below containing one of the first lessons in the course.

Thanks again and down below are some recent video recaps

Step Functions Introduction (Course Free Preview)

Step Functions are kind of a big deal. Learn about what they are, why they're useful, and why you should start using them.

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Reinvent 2023 Most Important Announcements

Slightly late to the party, but better late than never. Check out the most important re:Invent announcements from the 2023 event in Las Vegas Nevada.

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API Gateway Overview

API Gateway is a bread and butter service that you just NEED to know about. Get a rundown of what it is, how it works, and the different ways you can use it to develop APIs at scale.

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The Best Way To Search Through Logs Using AI + CloudWatch Log Insights

Log diving is getting easier as CloudWatch starts weaving Generative AI into their product suite. Now, you can use natural language to describe the query you want to perform and CloudWatch Insights will convert it to the right syntax. This feature has saved me a couple hours of frustration.

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Q&A With Daniel

A short Q&A where I discuss balancing YouTube content creation with a full time job.

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