Jumpstart Your Developer Journey To Cloud + AI

Lightning talk at Codeland Conf 2022 for the #CodeNewbie community

Transcript

1. Jumpstart Your
   Developer Journey
   to Cloud +AI!
   Nitya Narasimhan, PhD
   Developer Advocate @Microsoft
   #Code2Cloud
   @nitya
   

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2. #Code2Cloud
   @nitya
   • PhD
   Reliable Distributed Systems
   • Developer Advocate
   @Microsoft
   • Visual Storyteller
   @SketchTheDocs
   • Community Builder
   @New York
   Hi! I’m @Nitya
   

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3. What is Cloud Computing?
   

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4. #Code2Cloud
   https://aka.ms/codeland/2022
   There are 200+
   services & tools
   in the cloud.
   Where do I even start
   my learning journey?
   

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5. #Code2Cloud
   https://aka.ms/codeland/2022
   You will not be
   doing this alone!
   Break down the journey
   into chunks, and iterate
   Learn - fundamentals
   Build - local prototypes
   Deploy - to cloud scale
   Simplify – tools & workflows
   

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6. #Code2Cloud
   https://aka.ms/codeland/2022
   Start with the
   Fundamentals
   Language – pick one relevant
   to cloud platforms (has sdk)
   Azure – learn core concepts &
   services (get the certification!)
   Dev Tools – become a power
   user (VS Code, CLI, CI/CD)
   

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7. #Code2Cloud
   https://aka.ms/30DaysOfSWA
   Build something
   local that works!
   Frameworks – learn application
   frameworks for your language
   Quickstart – build with starter
   templates, explore open-source
   Dev Environment – install & use
   the right tools for e2e workflows
   

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8. #Code2Cloud
   https://aka.ms/30DaysOfSWA
   Take your project
   to the cloud!
   Azure Static Web Apps – build &
   deploy directly from codebase
   Azure Functions – event-driven
   serverless API & architecture
   Azure CosmosDB – multi-model
   globally-distributed NoSQL db
   

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9. #Code2Cloud
   https://aka.ms/30DaysOfSWA
   Automate, iterate
   & optimize for DX
   VS Code IDE – Rich Extensions,
   Codespaces, Dev Containers
   GitHub Actions – automated
   build-test-deploy pipelines
   Playwright – reliable e2e testing,
   web automation & reporting
   

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10. #Code2Cloud
    https://aka.ms/30DaysOfSWA
    You did it! Now
    pay it forward ..
    Open Source Your Project –
    Help others explore and reuse it
    Blog Your Learnings – it will be a
    good reference for you & others
    Mentor One Person – try pair
    programming on their project
    

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11. #Code2Cloud
    https://aka.ms/30DaysOfSWA
    Keep Yourself
    Accountable!
    Set a #30Days Goal – Chunk the
    learning, establish study habits
    Make a Roadmap – Helps have
    chunks build on each other
    Capture progress – Celebrate,
    create breadcrumbs for recall
    

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12. #30DaysToLearnIt – https://aka.ms/30DaysOfAzure
    Complete a challenge in 30 Days,
    get discounts on Certification. The
    challenge involves completing a
    relevant collection of courses.
    

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13. #30DaysOfSWA – https://aka.ms/30DaysOfSWA
    Build and deploy a
    static web app
    using any modern
    web framework
    Core Concepts
    Usage Examples
    Developer Tools
    Best Practices
    

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14. SWA Projects – https://aka.ms/msbuild-js-demo
    

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15. Visit Us: https://aka.ms/codeland/2022
    Post comment or
    tweet @nitya with
    your #30Days goal
    Get customized
    sketchnote to help
    accountability!
    Thank
    You!
    

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