AKA: The one where I didn’t break anything on purpose.
This week was less about tinkering with new AWS services and more about turning the spotlight on the community side of cloud development.
If you’ve been following along, you know I’ve spent the last few weeks deep in LocalStack. Testing services, simulating chaos, debugging stateful nightmares (good times!). But this week, I shifted gears. Instead of code, I focused on content and connection.
Building Beyond Support
The LocalStack community is incredibly helpful. People show up daily with questions, bug reports, and clever workarounds. It’s a support-driven space that works. But I’ve been noodling on a bigger goal:
How do we turn a support community into a space for shared learning, storytelling, and collaboration?
I don’t have the full answer yet, but I’ve started experimenting.
🎯 Question of the Week
Two weeks ago, I kicked off a new initiative in our Community Slack: Question of the Week.
The idea is simple, one quick question every Wednesday to spark discussion. Not tech support. Not troubleshooting. Just a prompt to get people talking about how they use cloud tools, what’s working (or not), and how they’re building.
Here are a few early results:
One member broke down their internal LocalStack setup across microservices (it’s innovative and smart).
Another shared how their team uses state restoration to test event-driven systems.
We even got into a small thread about the pros and cons of using Docker Compose vs CLI for repeatable dev setups.
It’s been a good reminder that once you get folks talking, the depth is there, sometimes they just need an invitation.
🎥 Cloud Video Series (Work in Progress)
Behind the scenes, I’ve been working on a short video series aimed at beginners. Think of it as:
“Intro to Cloud (For the Confused and Curious)”
It’s fast-paced, designed to cut through the jargon, and it’s my way of helping more folks understand cloud development without a 20-minute AWS tutorial.
If you're a content creator or video editor, I need your help!
Drop your best editing tips, tools, or pacing tricks below. Especially if you’ve cracked the code on making educational content feel fun and not like a lecture.
🙋🏾♀️ Your Turn
If you’ve built or led a developer community, I’d love to learn from you.
What’s worked for you when it comes to activating a quiet community?
Tips, lessons learned, experiments gone wrong — I’m here for all of it.
Let’s build something better than just support threads. Let’s build a space where folks grow.
📬 Want to stay connected?
I’m always sharing behind-the-scenes updates, cloud chaos experiments, and content WIPs. You can find me on Twitter or LinkedIn. Let’s connect!
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