This Week in Cloud: Community Edition

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.

May 9, 2025 - 20:03

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.