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Re: Show HN: Flashcards to learn AWS skills

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Post by agustif »

Thanks for sharing this and congrats on the product.

BUT: I don't think any amount of flashcards can help me get my head around setting IAMRole's and such, I stay away of amazon's cloud as much as I am able to, when/if I have a choice in the matter.

Re: Show HN: Flashcards to learn AWS skills

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Post by hliyan »

js4ever wrote: post #2

Well done! Thanks for those who needs to pass AWS Certs. But on another side after checking few flashcards it seems you will turn into an AWS Marketing Parrot, more than really learning skills (Eg: question about AWS Shield)

I have to agree. While the cards themselves are a useful format, I wish this had more "How do you..." rather than "What is..." questions. E.g. Q: "How do you provide temporary credentials to IAM users to access some AWS resource?" A: "STS"

Re: Show HN: Flashcards to learn AWS skills

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Post by baobabKoodaa »

js4ever wrote: post #2

Well done! Thanks for those who needs to pass AWS Certs. But on another side after checking few flashcards it seems you will turn into an AWS Marketing Parrot, more than really learning skills (Eg: question about AWS Shield)

Thanks for the feedback! You're definitely right that some of the questions are simply parroting AWS marketing points. I tried to optimize the question set for passing Associate level AWS cert exams, and unfortunately those exams require you to memorize certain AWS marketing crap.

Re: Show HN: Flashcards to learn AWS skills

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Post by baobabKoodaa »

hliyan wrote: post #4
js4ever wrote: post #2

Well done! Thanks for those who needs to pass AWS Certs. But on another side after checking few flashcards it seems you will turn into an AWS Marketing Parrot, more than really learning skills (Eg: question about AWS Shield)

I have to agree. While the cards themselves are a useful format, I wish this had more "How do you..." rather than "What is..." questions. E.g. Q: "How do you provide temporary credentials to IAM users to access some AWS resource?" A: "STS"

Thanks for the feedback! I'll take it into consideration when I create more cards (AWS deck is done, but I will create Azure deck next). I tried to strike a balance between different question types (e.g. "what", "how", "why", "compare", "which"). I thought that this variation in question format is nice when you're plowing through a lot of questions. Maybe I have too many "what" questions. Those are the easiest to think up and write down.

Re: Show HN: Flashcards to learn AWS skills

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Post by baobabKoodaa »

Hi, author here. I'm so happy to see this appear on HN front page! I almost didn't post this on HN as I wasn't sure if there would be interest towards a site like this. I spent so many hours tinkering with the UI and crafting questions that I'm happy to see that people are finding value in it :)

Re: Show HN: Flashcards to learn AWS skills

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Post by hliyan »

baobabKoodaa wrote: post #6
hliyan wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have to agree. While the cards themselves are a useful format, I wish this had more "How do you..." rather than "What is..." questions. E.g. Q: "How do you provide temporary credentials to IAM users to access some AWS resource?" A: "STS"

Thanks for the feedback! I'll take it into consideration when I create more cards (AWS deck is done, but I will create Azure deck next). I tried to strike a balance between different question types (e.g. "what", "how", "why", "compare", "which"). I thought that this variation in question format is nice when you're plowing through a lot of questions. Maybe I have too many "what" questions. Those are the easiest to thi…

That's great. That way it can cater to both those who are looking to get a certification and those who just want to apply the skills (like myself). Another thought: would you be open to converting the content from HTML-in-JSON to markdown (one file per card, perhaps?). I wanted to fork your repo and create cards for various different skills, but the format kind of put me off.

Re: Show HN: Flashcards to learn AWS skills

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Post by WrtCdEvrydy »

agustif wrote: post #3

Thanks for sharing this and congrats on the product. BUT: I don't think any amount of flashcards can help me get my head around setting IAMRole's and such, I stay away of amazon's cloud as much as I am able to, when/if I have a choice in the matter.

> any amount of flashcards can help me get my head around setting IAMRole's and such

Cloudtrail can now build these for you.

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