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Cloud computing practice

Learn cloud computing by reading and writing code for S3 buckets, SQS queues, DynamoDB tables, IAM policies and Lambda handlers.

10 lessons550 min lessonSoftware engineering

The lessons

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  1. 1

    What the cloud sells: services and regions

    I can say what a region, a service and an API call are.

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  2. 2 · Container lab

    S3 object storage: keys, prefixes and folders

    I can find files in a bucket by prefix.

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  3. 3 · Container lab

    Queues: send, receive and delete

    I can say what happens to a message from send to delete.

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  4. 4 · Container lab

    Tables and items in DynamoDB

    I can read and write a DynamoDB item in its typed form.

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  5. 5

    DynamoDB keys: query or scan

    I can say why a query is cheaper than a scan.

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  6. 6

    IAM policies: who may do what

    I can read a policy and say whether a call is allowed.

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  7. 7

    Errors and retries in cloud calls

    I can tell an error to retry from one to fix.

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  8. 8

    A Lambda handler and its event

    I can write a handler that reads an event and returns a result.

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  9. 9

    A pipeline from upload to table

    I can follow one upload through a queue and a function to a table.

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  10. 10

    An HTTP front door for a function

    I can write the answer an API gateway expects from a function.

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