Why should you learn cloud in 2023? 👨‍💻💭  In this episode of the Tech Stack Playbook, I'm diving into how I built my career in tech and explain how the AWS Community Builders program allowed me to really dive deep into the tech ecosystem. Today's episode focuses on AWS, the community, the core benefits of the program, and how it has helped me level up as a software engineer and developer a few years ago. For anyone who is looking to get a job, searching for a new role, looking to upskill and level up, switching careers, or pivoting career directions, this episode will be a deep dive into what I did to get into tech and how the steps I took might be able to help you on your journey as well.  📝 Applications for the AWS Community Builders Program close on Jan 23, 2023, so please reach out if you have any questions about the program and be sure to apply by the deadline here: https://amazonmr.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bJwBQXrT2LhBawS Time stamps: Are you thinking of applying? 💭  Let me know in the comments below! ⬇️   🌟🌟🌟   POPULAR EPISODES  🌟🌟🌟👉 My AWS re:Invent 2022 Talk: How to Become a Full-Stack Developer: https://youtu.be/hkd4g9oYybM 👉  Learn Solidity, Web3, and Blockchain Development || 3-HOUR INTRO COURSE https://youtu.be/il9s98lPGqY 👉  Meet C.L.Ai.R.A - the world's 1st Autonomous AI Woman of Color (Powered by GPT-3 and Create Labs) https://youtu.be/rj7dGjHvrAI 👉  Pitching my Startup to a Billionaire: Lessons Learned from Tim Draper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibEMUNhUDAA&t=1139s 👉  How Does Authentication Work in a React App with AWS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoPB-3gnI6I&t=89s 👉  The 9 AWS Serverless Databases ALL App Developers & Software Engineers Should Know About 👨‍💻💭 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bukN5cVv14&t=38s 👉  String Theory, Consciousness, and the Gate of Choice with Pejman (PJ) Ghadimi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQObCgyJ4rk&t=2716s🌟🌟🌟   DEALS & DISCOUNTS  🌟🌟🌟  ☕️ If you'd be so kind as to buy me a coffee, that would make my day!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/brianhhough 💰 Get $10 OF FREE BITCOIN on Coinbase with my referral link: https://coinbase.com/join/hough_7?src=ios-link 💰 Get a FREE STOCK (UP TO $500) when you join Robinhood with my referral link: https://join.robinhood.com/brianh4666 🌴 Get a FREE WEEK or MONTH of coding courses on TeamTreehouse with my referral link: http://referrals.trhou.se/brianhough2 💻 Get a FREE Month of Codecademy Pro with my referral link: http://ssqt.co/mQgVi7z 🔗 Get your own BLOCKCHAIN domain with my referral link: https://unstoppabledomains.com/?ref=5ef8  🌟🌟🌟   Let's connect on social media 🌟🌟🌟 📨 Sign up for my mailing list: https://brianhhough.mykajabi.com/forms/2147594047 📲 Instagram: https://instagram.com/brianhhough📲 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/brianhhough📲 Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianhhoughLet’s digitize the world 👨‍💻🚀