My AWS Developer Associate study guide
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Published: 2022-11-27 11:47:48


_Important: Complete the courses and study material suggested in the [AWS Solution Architect](https://dev.to/kasukur/my-aws-solution-architect-associate-study-guide-1ied) first as this has some overlap. After you have completed this, then follow the study guide below._

Please review the following in addition to Developer notes:
[AWS Solution Architect Associate Notes](https://github.com/kasukur/AWS_CCP_Notes/blob/main/AWS_Solution_Architecture_Associate.txt)

###### 1. My Study Guide for AWS Certified Developer Associate


| No | Course        | Time  | Status |    Comments   | 
|:---|:--------------|:------|:------------------|:--------------|
| 1  | [Stephane's Certified Developer Associate](https://www.udemy.com/course/aws-certified-developer-associate-dva-c01/)| 2 months|Completed |Highly Recommend |
| 2  | [A Cloud Guru ](https://acloudguru.com/course/aws-certified-developer-associate)| 1 month |Completed |Any course from #1-2 in this table is sufficient for the exam| 	
| 3  | [Tutorial Dojo Practice Exams](https://portal.tutorialsdojo.com/courses/aws-certified-developer-associate-practice-exams/) | 15 days|Completed								 |Highly recommend|
| 4  | [Neal Davis Practice Exams](https://www.udemy.com/course/aws-developer-associate-practice-exams/) | 7 days|Completed								 |Highly recommend|
| 5 | [Exam Readiness - Live Sessions](https://pages.awscloud.com/certificationjourneys.html)|4 sessions|Completed|You MUST COMPLETE this course before taking the exam. | 	 	 	
| 6 | [Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Developer – Associate (Digital)](https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/42/exam-readiness-aws-certified-developer-associate-digital)|2 hours|Completed|You MUST COMPLETE this course before taking the exam. | 	 	 	
| 7 | [AWS SkillBuilder - AWS Certified Developer - Associate Official Practice Question Set (DVA-C01 - English)](https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/12484/aws-certified-developer-associate-official-practice-question-set-dva-c01-english)|1 hour|Completed|You MUST COMPLETE this course before taking the exam. | 	 	 	
| 8 | [AWS SkillBuilder AWS Certified Developer - Associate Official Practice Question Set (DVA-C02 - English)](https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/13757/play/63111/aws-certified-developer-associate-official-practice-question-set-dva-c02-english)|1 hour|Completed|You MUST COMPLETE this course before taking the exam. | 	 	 	
| 9 | [Whitepapers](https://aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/?whitepapers-main.sort-by=item.additionalFields.sortDate&whitepapers-main.sort-order=desc&awsf.whitepapers-content-type=*all&awsf.whitepapers-tech-category=*all&awsf.whitepapers-industries=*all&awsf.whitepapers-business-category=*all&awsf.whitepapers-global-methodology=*all)|7 hours|Completed| | Highly recommend|	 	 	
| 10 | [re:Invent videos](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu4atWdnZ9Ng2U1oPEz0hzG5Qkh7t4rcC)|6 hours|Completed| | Highly recommend|	 	 	

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###### Whitepapers:

[Practicing CI/CD on AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/practicing-continuous-integration-continuous-delivery/welcome.html)
[Practicing CI/CD](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/practicing-continuous-integration-continuous-delivery/welcome.html)
[Blue/Green Deployments](https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/AWS_Blue_Green_Deployments.pdf), [Introduction to DevOps](https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/AWS_DevOps.pdf)
[Serverless Multi-Tier Architectures](https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/AWS_Serverless_Multi-Tier_Architectures.pdf), [Docker on AWS](https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/docker-on-aws.pdf)
[Running Containerized Microservices on AWS](https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/DevOps/running-containerized-microservices-on-aws.pdf)
[Optimizing Enterprise Economics with Serverless Architectures](https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/optimizing-enterprise-economics-serverless-architectures.pdf)

> Note: You can either watch YouTube videos of Developer Associate or read the white papers.

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###### FAQs:

> 1. Which video courses do I need to take?
If you are like me and have completed the other two associate certifications, then I recommend completing Stephane's course.

> 2. How long does it take to prepare?
It took me about 6 months as I prepared in conjunction with Solution Architect Professional.

> 3. What happens if I don't pass the practice exams? 
Try to score close to 70% in any practice exam in your first attempt. Don't be worried if you don't pass on your first attempt.

> 4. What do I do if I discover that I still have some weak areas after doing the practice exams? 
During the practice exams, if you find any areas that you seem to be weak in, then read more about those particular services in the AWS documentation.

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###### 2. AWS Certified Developer Associate Notes
{% github https://github.com/kasukur/AWS_CCP_Notes %} 

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###### 3. Exam Tips

> 1. During the exam, I marked the questions I was unsure of for review. At the end of the exam, I had about 15 questions for review, which made me feel slightly confident that I might pass the exam.

> 2. Make sure that you don't leave any questions unanswered as there is no negative marking.

> 3. DO NOT attempt to answer the questions based on key words alone, ensure you read all the answers as well.

> 4. If English is your second language, you can request for ESL+30 mins before booking the exam from [certmetrics](https://www.certmetrics.com/amazon/) > Request Exam Accomodations and wait for the approval. It might take a couple of days for the approval to come through.

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###### 5. Further Reading from AWS Practice exams

###### Lambda

[Creating and sharing Lambda layers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/configuration-layers.html)
[Lambda function versions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/configuration-versions.html)
[Lambda function aliases](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/configuration-aliases.html)
[Lambda permissions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/lambda-permissions.html)
[Lambda deployment packages](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/gettingstarted-package.html)
[Blog: Using Lambda layers to simplify your development process](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/using-lambda-layers-to-simplify-your-development-process/)
[Lambda - Configuring reserved concurrency](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/configuration-concurrency.html)
[Lambda - Configuring provisioned concurrency](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/provisioned-concurrency.html)

###### API Gateway

[Setting up stage variables for a REST API deployment](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/stage-variables.html)
[Blog: Using API Gateway stage variables to manage Lambda functions](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/using-api-gateway-stage-variables-to-manage-lambda-functions/)
[Signing AWS API requests](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/signing_aws_api_requests.html)

###### Step Functions

[Step Functions Activities](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/concepts-activities.html)
[Error handling in Step Functions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/concepts-error-handling.html)

###### Congnito

[Cognito - Post authentication Lambda trigger](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cognito/latest/developerguide/user-pool-lambda-post-authentication.html)

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###### 6. AWS Labs

[AWS Labs/Workshops](https://start.me/p/1kjb2D/new-page)

> 1. This is a list of labs which you can use for practice, using your own AWS account. This is optional as some of these labs are quite advanced.