Episode 047 - Getting Started with Terraform on AWS with Cobus Bernard

In this episode, Emily and Dave chat with Cobus Bernard, Sr Developer Advocate, Technical Experience at AWS. Cobus talks about his experience moving from Africa to the United States, the tech scene in Africa, and what it was like working in developer relations with such a diverse geography. Cobus then dives into an introduction to using Terraform on AWS, understanding HCL and modules, and shares some of the gotchas developers might run into. Cobus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cobusbernard Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Cobus YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/cobus-youtube Cobus Twitch Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/cobusbernard [BLOG] Terraform: Beyond the Basics with AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/terraform-beyond-the-basics-with-aws/ [DOCS] Terraform Documentation: https://www.terraform.io/language [DOCS] Getting Started with Terraform on AWS: https://learn.hashicorp.com/collections/terraform/aws-get-started [IMAGE] Not Darko Not Cobus Meme: https://ibb.co/GPr5kSD [YOUTUBE] Getting Started with Terraform on AWS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZirQnwfCHo&ab_channel=CobusBernard [YOUTUBE] DevBeardOps - Terraform with Kerim Satirli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxABeguq2kU&ab_channel=CobusBernard Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud