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30 powerful AWS hacks in just 30 minutes: Boost your developer productivity

What if you could build and maintain AWS applications using only natural language? Discover 30 powerful hacks to transform your developer workflow.

30 powerful AWS hacks in just 30 minutes: Boost your developer productivity
#1about 5 minutes

Designing AWS solutions with AI-powered planning tools

Use Amazon Q and MCP servers to explore services, generate architecture diagrams, and estimate costs before writing code.

#2about 3 minutes

Accelerating development with AI and security tools

Bootstrap projects and implement features with Amazon Q Developer, deploy web apps with Lambda Web Adapter, and integrate security scanning.

#3about 4 minutes

Building agents and simplifying complex tasks

Leverage the Strand framework to build AI agents, use the IAM Policy Simulator to debug permissions, and auto-generate documentation.

#4about 6 minutes

Enhancing applications with observability and authorization

Integrate structured logging and tracing with AWS Power Tools and manage fine-grained access control with Amazon Verified Permissions.

#5about 4 minutes

Streamlining testing with local environments and AI

Run Step Functions and DynamoDB locally for rapid iteration and use AI to generate unit tests and synthetic test data.

#6about 3 minutes

Deploying and maintaining applications with MCP servers

Use MCP servers to manage infrastructure with CDK or Terraform, query databases, and analyze logs and costs from your CLI.

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