AWS Certified Developer – Associate — Study Guide
Free, topic-by-topic study notes for the AWS Certified Developer – Associate exam. Read a chapter, then practice it.
Development with AWS Services
The largest domain of DVA-C02 tests how you write, package, and integrate application code that runs on AWS compute and messaging services. Focus on serverless patterns, event-driven design, and using the AWS SDK correctly.
Security
Developers must apply least privilege, protect data, and authenticate application users. This domain covers IAM for code, encryption with KMS, and end-user identity with Amazon Cognito.
Deployment
This domain covers how to package, release, and automate deployments with AWS developer tools and infrastructure as code, including safe deployment strategies that limit blast radius.
Troubleshooting and Optimization
Developers observe, debug, and tune applications using CloudWatch and X-Ray. This domain covers logs, metrics, tracing, and caching for performance and cost.
Data Stores and APIs
Choosing and modeling the right data store is central to AWS development. This chapter focuses on Amazon DynamoDB patterns and building APIs with Amazon API Gateway.
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