Advanced Developing on AWS course material links

Please not that this is not a prep course for the “AWS Certified Developer - Associate” (or any other) certification!

Full name: Advanced Developing on AWS

Product code: 300-ADVDEV-15

These links are based on the course version 1.5.24.

Online and classroom course options: Advanced Developing on AWS

The official course material: eVantage Bookshelf (VitalSource)

Additional material:

• AWS Skill Builder
• AWS Workshops
• AWS Builder Labs
• AWS Certification exam preparation
• AWS Certification
• AWS Recertification
• Explore all AWS Certification exams
• Schedule an Exam
• AWS Training and Certification
• AWS Online Tech Talks
• AWS Ramp-Up Guides

Please also consider looking at the Developing on AWS course material links as we try not to have too much overlap between the two link lists.

Module 1: The cloud journey

Websites

• AWS Services by Region
• The Amazon Builders’ Library
• Developer Guide - AWS SDK for Java 2.x
• AWS SDK for .NET Version 3 API Reference
• What is the AWS SDK for .NET
• TransferUtility
• Amazon CognitoAuthentication extension library examples
• Amazon CognitoAuthentication Extension Library
• AWS SDK for Python (Boto3)
• Boto3 documentation
• Provide temporary credentials to the AWS SDK for Java
• Declarative programming
• The Twelve-Factor App

Books

• Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software

Module 2: Gaining agility

Websites

• The Twelve-Factor App: Build, release, run
• Working with .zip file archives for Python Lambda functions
• What is AWS Lambda?
• Using the .NET Lambda Global CLI
• Deploy Go Lambda functions with .zip file archives
• Additional Lambda features
• AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store
• AWS CodeCommit
• AWS CodePipeline
• AWS CodeBuild
• AWS CodeDeploy
• The Twelve-Factor App: Codebase
• AWS CodeBuild features
• AWS CodeBuild concepts
• Create a build project in AWS CodeBuild
• Build environment reference for AWS CodeBuild
• Build notifications sample for CodeBuild
• How CodeBuild works
• AWS CodeBuild Jenkins Plugin
• Migrate polling pipelines to use event-based change detection
• Amazon CodeCatalyst

Videos

• AWS re:Invent 2022 - A closer look at AWS Lambda (SVS404-R)
• AWS Secrets Manager - AWS Parameters and Secrets Lambda Extension
• Amazon CodeCatalyst
• Start your software project fast with Amazon CodeCatalyst blueprints
• I’m in DevOps - CI/CD at Scale: Best practices with AWS DevOps Services (Level 300)

Module 3: Monolith to microservices

Websites

• Serverless on AWS
• Lambda quotas
• Swagger editor
• Swagger Codegen
• Swagger UI
• AWS SAM CLI
• Deploying serverless applications gradually
• Creating an AWS Fargate service using the AWS CDK

Videos

• Monolith Decomposition Patterns • Sam Newman • GOTO 2019
• Considering Migrating a Monolith to Microservices? • Chris Richardson • YOW! 2022
• Don’t Build a Distributed Monolith - Jonathan “J.” Tower - NDC London 2023
• Modular Monoliths • Simon Brown • GOTO 2018
• Distribu-ready with the Modular Monolith - Layla Porter - NDC London 2024

Books

• Building Microservices, 2nd Edition O’Reilly Amazon UK
• Monolith To Microservices Video overview O’Reilly Amazon UK

Module 4: Polyglot persistence and distributed complexity

Websites

• Examples of sparse indexes in DynamoDB
• AWS Support Center (requires an AWS account)
• How Amazon DynamoDB adaptive capacity accommodates uneven data access patterns
• Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX)
• Best practices for designing and using partition keys effectively
• What is AWS Lambda?
• Using Amazon CloudWatch logs with AWS Lambda
• Setting up CloudWatch logging for a REST API in API Gateway

Videos

• AWS Summit ANZ 2021 - Design patterns for success in serverless microservices
• AWS re:Invent 2019: Amazon DynamoDB deep dive: Advanced design patterns (DAT403-R1)

Module 5: Resilience and scale

Websites

• Getting started with Amazon SQS standard queues
• What is Amazon Simple Queue Service
• AWS Labs
• Managing large Amazon SQS messages using Java and Amazon S3
• Reading Data from Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
• SubscribeToShard
• Distributed data management
• Using AWS Serverless Technology as an Enabler for Cloud Adoption

Videos

• AWS Summit ANZ 2022 - Build resilient microservices using fault-tolerant patterns (DEV5)

Module 6: Security and observability

Websites

• What is AWS AppSync?
• Amazon Cognito user pools
• Use API Gateway Lambda authorizers
• Set up API keys using the API Gateway console

Videos

• AWS Summit ANZ 2022 - Application identity! Securing your app using Amazon Cognito (SEC2)