Year in review, 2020

Yan Cui

I help clients go faster for less using serverless technologies.

As the curtain draws on a tough year, here’s my 2020 in numbers:

  • 37 blog posts
  • 34 conference talks
  • started 1 book
  • published 2 video courses
  • 2,475 new students to my video courses
  • produced 43 episodes of Real-World Serverless
  • hosted 5 webinars
  • 1236 contributions to 17 OSS projects
  • helped 17 clients adopt serverless
  • ran 10 public workshops

 

AppSync Masterclass is alive and well

I have been absolutely stunned by the positive reception to my new course, the AppSync Masterclass. This course teaches you how to build scalable GraphQL APIs using serverless technologies such as AWS AppSync, DynamoDB and Lambda. You will learn step-by-step and build out a Twitter clone using these modern technologies.

Since we opened the early access, nearly 500 students have enrolled and the feedback has been great so far!

 

“Doing the AppSync Masterclass course has given me the confidence and skills to start a project I’ve been wanting to do for 5 years.”

– Geoff Baskwill, Software Developer at Trend Micro

 

“This is by far the most robust and detailed course on AWS AppSync. Love the step by step examples and walkthrough, and love the testing and design patterns used and build a real-life project. Best AppSync serverless course out there!”

– Orr Levinger, Senior Software Engineer at BeamUP

 

“Thanks for such great content! Your lessons are full of concepts we need to understand to effectively use AppSync in a project.”

– Santiago Pergamo, Full Stack Developer at AccelOne

Thank you, everyone, for your support and I hope you’re having as much fun learning as I am making this course!

 

Thank you to all the speakers

I started a new podcast, Real-World Serverless, in February 2020, and have spoken with some truly exceptional people who are building amazing products in the real world using serverless technology.

I want to take a moment and say a big thank you to all the speakers for donating their precious time to share their stories with us!

 

 

and thank YOU!

Last but not least, thank you for being part of this growing community and for supporting me in my endeavours.

It’s been a tough year for all of us and I hope you are all staying safe and healthy, and wish you all a happy new year!

See you in 2021.


 

Whenever you’re ready, here are 4 ways I can help you:

  1. If you want a one-stop shop to help you quickly level up your serverless skills, you should check out my Production-Ready Serverless workshop. Over 20 AWS Heroes & Community Builders have passed through this workshop, plus 1000+ students from the likes of AWS, LEGO, Booking, HBO and Siemens.
  2. If you want to learn how to test serverless applications without all the pain and hassle, you should check out my latest course, Testing Serverless Architectures.
  3. If you’re a manager or founder and want to help your team move faster and build better software, then check out my consulting services.
  4. If you just want to hang out, talk serverless, or ask for help, then you should join my FREE Community.