Let’s say you’re writing some code locally on your laptop and it’s becoming a bigger project. You’ll want to setup and push your code to a new remote GitHub repository to keep it safe and organized. I’ve found that if you have both the Git and GitHub CLIs set up already, it’s a very streamlined… Read More Effortlessly Push Local Code to a Remote GitHub Repo: A Step-by-Step Guide
Have you wanted to try out your new API after a creating an AWS DynamoDB (DDB) table but didn’t have any data populated in it yet? Have you wanted to stop manually adding data to your Dynamo DB Tables through the AWS Console? Try these 3 ways to populate your DynamoDB tables with data so… Read More 3 Ways to Programmatically Populate Your AWS DynamoDB Table with Test Data
Knowing what permissions to give the user that will Bootstrap your CDK project local workspace and Deploy has been an evolving and often confusing discussion. I remember when I was first getting started building AWS infrastructure a few years ago and was setting up my local dev environment with the Amazon Web Services Cloud Development… Read More How to Bootstrap Your AWS CDK Environment
We all have known a junior developer who is technically sound but is clueless when it comes to reading or using social norms on a team. This article outlines 3 examples where guidance can help them grow. On my last team there was a developer who joined us fresh out of college. He had been… Read More Empowering Junior Developers: Balancing Technical Skills and Social Savvy
Do you want to have the most secure IAM Policies on the block? Start using this guardrail today. Having a security first mindset is not an option in today’s world. Have you heard of the Principle of Least Privilege (sometimes abbreviated as PoLP)? If not, this is something you need to know about. The Principle… Read More Effective IAM Strategies: Using Permissions Boundaries
Get help here creating and configuring your security credentials for your Amazon Web Services Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) and AWS Cloud Development Kit Command Line Interface (AWS CDK CLI). There are two reasons you might be here: You’ll need to configure security credentials on your local machine to use either of these CLIs. Defining… Read More Step-by-Step Guide to AWS CLI Security Configuration
This is a story about determination and a bit of luck — I share the conversation that secured my first tech job and my two biggest learnings from that process at end of this article. These learnings are valuable to any field. Get motivated. 13 years ago I was working in an economist / analyst… Read More Breaking into Big Tech: The Importance of Luck and Hard Work
Hi folks, I’m Sara. Welcome to my first post! With over 13 years of experience in Big Tech as both a Software Engineer and Technical Program Manager, I’ve had the privilege of navigating through some of the most dynamic and challenging environments in the industry. Along the way, I’ve gathered invaluable insights, faced numerous challenges,… Read More 13 Years in Big Tech – Stories, Lessons, Tutorials and Inspiration
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