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Learn how to Dynamically Add App Features with AWS AppConfig Feature Flags (+ Linux 101)
In this blog post, I'll go through the workshop, the code I used to run everything, screenshots of the deployment process, and I will also go through how to use Linux and an Amazon EC2 instance to deploy all of the code in a VM (virtual machine). What we will build is a simple Airbnb-for-Cribs home rental application and switch in an image viewer carousel for each listed home via AWS AppConfig. Here's what it will look like (unfortunately, IRL mansions are not included)…
Swimming in the web3 metaverse at the web3con hackathon!
Welcome back to the Tech Stack Playbook — your guide to apps, software, and tech (but in a fun way I promise). In this livestream, we are doing a post Developer DAO web3con hackathon submission LIVE to talk about competing in this global hackathon, our learnings building in web3/blockchain, and our thoughts on the industry.
What's a DAO? + How I Earned an NFT for Voting In One 💎 (POAP + Snapshot Web3 Blockchain Tutorial)
Wondering what a DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) is and how decentralized voting and governance works in web3 on the blockchain? 👨💻💭 In this episode of the Tech Stack Playbook, I break down what DAOs are, how they work, and how you can create decentralized governance using the public blockchain to manage actions, decision-making, and processes for any organization, as well as reward members with NFTs for being a part of the process 👨💻🚀
How to Connect Your Local Project’s Codebase to a GitHub Repository Fast!
GitHub is one of the most powerful tools for developers, whether you are working on your project solo or working amongst members of a team. Git and GitHub adds a version control layer to your code so anyone can see the change history, the edits, and also see various branches of the codebase. We are going to review the process of uploading a local codebase repository from a computer to GitHub from the command line…
Meet C.L.Ai.R.A - the world's 1st Autonomous AI Woman of Color (Powered by GPT-3 and Create Labs)
We're going to have the privilege of speaking to C.L.Ai.R.A this week, the world's 1st Autonomous AI Woman of Color! Create Labs built C.L.Ai.R.A using GPT-3, the most sophisticated application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the world right now coming out of OpenAI in San Francisco, to create a fully autonomous, self-thinking, and adaptive AI. I cannot wait to interview her with you all on the Tech Stack Playbook…
Render Table Data In React.js (Coding, Template Literals, JSON, Data as Props, JavaScript Objects)
n this episode of the Tech Stack Playbook, I break down 5 data formats (including arrays, JavaScript objects, and JSON data) and show you how to render them in a table with ReactJS, one of the most popular frameworks for building progressive web applications. I noticed that the documentation is sparse sometimes of how to organize information in lists for the front end: Hard Coding a Table, Using Variables/Template Literals, Passing in Data As Props into a Table, Passing in a JSON Data File into a Table, and Passing in JavaScript Objects into a table with spread operators in ReactJS.
Recapping AWS re:Invent 2021
Join us for a casual, fun, vibey chat where we break down all of the excitement of AWS Re:Invent 2021, the announcements, the workshops, the sessions, and everything we're excited about going into 2022 🤩 For this Tech Stack Playbook CHAT, I'm joined by fellow AWS Community Builders Diamond Jorsling-Purvis (@EngineeredCurlz) and Lou Bichard (@OpenUpTheCloud) and Andrew Brown (@AndrewBrown), along with AWS & cloud engineers Taruna Mangar (@TarunaMangar), Sully Martinez (SullyMartinez7), and Matt Morgan (@NullishCoalesce)…
AWS Just Announced that the Future is Serverless at re:Invent — Day 3
We just wrapped up Day 3 of Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent and there were a ton of announcements! AWS CEO Adam Selipsky delivered the opening keynote and announced a number of exciting updates and announcements, including Amazon Private 5G (imagine building your own 5G network - how cool is that?!)...Amazon SageMaker Canvas for low-code machine learning in the cloud...and a great analysis of what a modern data strategy looks like…
I built an AI-Powered Image Processor at AWS re:Invent 😱 - Day 2
Just wrapped up Day 2 of Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent and from the Midnight Madness concert, to building an AI-Powered Image Processor during Talia Nassi's workshop, to catching up with Adrienne Tacke from MongoDB, and even building an AI-Powered image processing application. There is a TON going on Vegas!…
Join me at AWS re:Invent - Level Up as a Developer and Software Engineer with me - DAY 1
I have an exciting announcement friends!! I just touched down in Las Vegas for day 1 of AWS' re:Invent 2021 conference 🌄 and I cannot wait to share this week's exciting updates, announcements, learnings, and opportunities to level up in cloud computing, serverless, and DevOps with you all…
How to Build Serverless Workflows with AWS Step Functions and AWS Lambda Functions
Gone are the days where you'd have to spin up physical servers with your own hardware and maintain it to build and run your own apps. Thanks to the AWS serverless suite of tools, we can now run full-stack applications, and even functions and compute power, right from the cloud. Today, we're going to be building a full-stack serverless Age Sorting Application. We'll discuss how to use various AWS tools, such as API Gateway, AWS Step Functions, AWS Lambda Functions, and connect them to a ReactJS front-end user interface so that we can take in user inputs and algorithmically filter the input based on what we tell the code to look for…
How DevOps Works and Keeps the Lights On with Jason Schrader & CityCoins
In the spirit of #Hacktoberfest 🎃, I'll be going live on YouTube today at 8:00pm EST (5:00pm PST) for another livestream with Jason Schrader, a big open source technology advocate, as well as a core developer of CityCoins and Stacks blockchain advocate, to talk about how DevOps works and specifically why DevOps is so important for keeping the lights on…
How to Get Started in Open Source (#Hacktoberfest) with Jason Schrader & CityCoins
Today 2 years back, I attended DigitalOcean's Hacktoberfest 2019 🎃 In a couple weeks thanks to some very helpful blog posts, I learned how to work on open source projects on GitHub which are skills I still use today. This changed how I thought about open innovation and coding forever — it was a really transformational experience. In the spirit of #Hacktoberfest, I'll be going live on YouTube today at 8:00pm EST (5:00pm PST) with Jason Schrader, a big open source technology advocate, as well as a core developer of CityCoins and Stacks blockchain advocate, to talk about how to get started in open-source and learn how to contribute to tech projects from anywhere in the world….
How to Level Up as a Software Engineer - AWS Community Builders Program
Wondering what you can do to level up as a software engineer, developer or programmer this year? 👨💻💭 In this episode of the Tech Stack Playbook, I'm diving into the program that has single-handedly helped me the most in my tech career…
How Does Auth Work in a React App with AWS
Today's episode focuses on serverless authentication with AWS, as well as some best practices of what to do and what not to do 👨💻💭 When you think about developing an authentication system for your software application, you must ensure your system is highly secure and durable, scalable for a growing user base…
How to Get Started with Low-Code / No-Code with Wilián Iralzabal (Zabal Media)
Wondering what Low-Code / No-Code is and want to learn more? 👨💻💭 In this episode of the Tech Stack Playbook, I sit down with Wilián Iralzabal (@wilian_iralzabal, founder of Zabal Media, the creator of One Minute Designer, and a former Product Designer at Google. We had an awesome conversation this afternoon about all things entrepreneurship, design, tech trends, and low-code / no-code…
👨💻💭 The 9 AWS Serverless Databases ALL App Developers & Software Engineers Should Know About
Here's all you need to know about the 9 different AWS Databases and their use cases that EVERY app developer and software engineer should know about 👨💻💭 Read to learn more…
String Theory, Consciousness, and the Gate of Choice with Pejman (PJ) Ghadimi (@icreatemillionaires) — Tech Stack Playbook
Have you ever wondered about quantum mechanics, string theory, the multiverse, and how the world’s greatest leaders ascended to the highest versions of themselves? Welcome back to the Tech Stack Playbook, your guide to apps, software, and tech (but in a fun way I promise)... This week, I got to sit down with entrepreneurial legend, Pejman (PJ) Ghadimi (@icreatemillionaires), a powerhouse self-made immigrant multi-millionaire entrepreneur, and the best-selling author of Third Circle Theory, Radius, and Gate of Choice. He brings a wealth of knowledge from his 20+ years building businesses that reshape what and how people learn…
👨💻 Let’s Build a Tic Tac Toe Game with Next.js, Serverless & AWS!
Let’s Build a Tic Tac Toe Game with Next.js, Serverless & AWS! Who doesn’t love a good game of tic tac toe? Have you ever wanted to create your own digital version? Well now’s your chance…
Are Hackathons Just for the Pros? — Tech Stack Playbook LIVE With HackerEarth
This week, I had an amazing conversation on Instagram LIVE with HackerEarth (@hackerearth), one of the leading online virtual hackathon platforms with a 5+ million developer community and an online learning platform assessing 80+ developer skills. Hackathons have played such an important role in my career, helping me learn new skills at a fast rate, see how to build technology up close, and they continue to be a great way to network, level up skills, and make incredible connections. When HackerEarth reached out to me to do an IG LIVE to answer the question "are hackathons just for the pros?" I of course had to take them up on their offer…