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AWS Certified Developer - Associate Guide - Second Edition

By : Vipul Tankariya, Bhavin Parmar
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Book Image

AWS Certified Developer - Associate Guide - Second Edition

5 (2)
By: Vipul Tankariya, Bhavin Parmar

Overview of this book

This book will focus on the revised version of AWS Certified Developer Associate exam. The 2019 version of this exam guide includes all the recent services and offerings from Amazon that benefits developers. AWS Certified Developer - Associate Guide starts with a quick introduction to AWS and the prerequisites to get you started. Then, this book will describe about getting familiar with Identity and Access Management (IAM) along with Virtual private cloud (VPC). Next, this book will teach you about microservices, serverless architecture, security best practices, advanced deployment methods and more. Going ahead we will take you through AWS DynamoDB A NoSQL Database Service, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) and CloudFormation Overview. Lastly, this book will help understand Elastic Beanstalk and will also walk you through AWS lambda. At the end of this book, we will cover enough topics, tips and tricks along with mock tests for you to be able to pass the AWS Certified Developer - Associate exam and develop as well as manage your applications on the AWS platform.
Table of Contents (30 chapters)
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Overview of AWS Certified Developer - Associate Certification

Working with AWS CodeBuild

The AWS CodeBuild document has beautifully explained the way AWS CodeBuild works closely with AWS core services, such as Amazon SNS, Amazon S3, and Amazon CloudWatch Logs; and AWS DevOps services, such as AWS CodePipeline, as shown here:

Figure 21.3: AWS CodeBuild with core AWS services

Let's discuss the preceding diagram:

  1. The Build project is an essential element for the AWS CodeBuild service, and it defines how CodeBuild runs a build. It can be created using the AWS CodeBuild web console, the CLI, or SDK. It defines the steps to be carried out to run a build. Later in this chapter, you will see how to create a build project configuration using a web console.
  2. Once AWS CodeBuild's build executes manually or automatically, according to the Build project configuration, it will create a Build environment. The Build project clearly consists...