AWS Developer Mastery Guide

A 29-module written Notion guide connecting AWS backend development, guided labs, troubleshooting and Developer Associate DVA-C02 scenario reasoning.

Learn and build

• Developer foundations: functions, JSON, HTTP/APIs, Git, configuration, account setup and IAM.
• Serverless backends: follow requests through API Gateway, Lambda and DynamoDB, with S3 storage and CloudFront delivery.
• Connected workflows: explore SQS, SNS, EventBridge and Step Functions, including retries and failure handling.
• Deployment and operations: study containers, Elastic Beanstalk, CloudFormation, SAM, CDK, CI/CD and observability.
• Application security: execution roles, trust, STS, secret management, KMS, encryption and Cognito.
• Troubleshooting: investigate service behavior and logs, compare scenario constraints and explain possible fixes.

Included with the resource

• 29 written modules: a structured learning path with visuals, comparisons and architecture examples.
• Practice: local developer exercises, guided AWS lab instructions and DVA-C02 scenarios with answer reasoning.
• Serverless capstone: authentication, API routes, data, uploads, background workflows, security and monitoring with implementation phases.
• Workspace tools: module progress, notes, resources and habit tracking.

Access and requirements

• Format: written Notion guide with visual explanations and lab instructions; use a Notion account to duplicate it.
• Local setup: a computer and developer tools such as curl or Postman for the local exercises.
• AWS setup: an account and suitable permissions for AWS labs; usage charges are separate.
• Learning pace: work through the modules yourself, monitor service usage and remove practice resources.
• Certification study: use the current official AWS exam guide alongside this independent learning resource.

• Developers learning AWS backends and learners with basic cloud familiarity.
• People preparing for DVA-C02 and developers investigating integration, permission or deployment failures.
• Basic programming helps; spend extra time on the foundation modules if functions, JSON, HTTP or Git are new.

• 29 written modules: a structured learning path with visuals, comparisons and architecture examples.
• Practice: local developer exercises, guided AWS lab instructions and DVA-C02 scenarios with answer reasoning.
• Serverless capstone: authentication, API routes, data, uploads, background workflows, security and monitoring with implementation phases.
• Workspace tools: module progress, notes, resources and habit tracking.

• Start with local foundations and account/configuration lessons.
• Build and inspect serverless behavior, then connect events, deployment and security concepts.
• Use the capstone and scenario reasoning to explain how services cooperate and how you would troubleshoot failures.

• Format: written Notion guide with visual explanations and lab instructions; use a Notion account to duplicate it.
• Local setup: a computer and developer tools such as curl or Postman for the local exercises.
• AWS setup: an account and suitable permissions for AWS labs; usage charges are separate.
• Learning pace: work through the modules yourself, monitor service usage and remove practice resources.
• Certification study: use the current official AWS exam guide alongside this independent learning resource.