Ali Spittel

Ali Spittel @aspittel

About: Passionate about education, Python, and JavaScript

Location:
Seattle, WA
Joined:
Oct 25, 2017

Ali Spittel
articles - 133 total

9 Launches from re:Invent Season I'm Excited About (so far!)

SO much has shipped so far during this re:Invent season -- I wanted to do a quick write up of some of...

Learn More 90 1Dec 2 '25

Meet Kiro!

Today we're announcing Kiro, an agentic IDE that enables you do your best work with spec-driven...

Learn More 106 17Jul 14 '25

Teaching Code in the AI Era: Why Fundamentals Still Matter

As someone who has spent the last decade leading developer relations teams, teaching at coding...

Learn More 101 13Apr 4 '25

The AWS Amplify Fullstack Typescript Challenge - Help Thread!

Looking for help with your Amplify DEV Challenge Submission? We're here to for you! Feel free to...

Learn More 15 24May 15 '24

Introducing a New Fullstack TypeScript DX for AWS

We've heard developers voice the same pain points time and again: it's hard to integrate your app's...

Learn More 199 22May 7 '24

What’s new in AWS Amplify: Features to Build and Scale Fullstack Apps

AWS Amplify has rolled out several new capabilities for developers building fullstack applications in...

Learn More 28 2Dec 5 '23

Introducing Amplify UI's React Components

June 27, 2024: This blog post uses Amplify Gen 1, if you're starting a new Amplify app I recommend...

Learn More 53 2Jul 7 '22

AWS Amplify Studio is Generally Available | 5 New Features to Try

Last week, AWS Amplify Studio went into general availability, and with that announcement came some...

Learn More 27 1Apr 26 '22

Build a Map Application on AWS in 10 Steps

June 27, 2024: This blog post uses Amplify Gen 1, if you're starting a new Amplify app I recommend...

Learn More 181 6Apr 12 '22

Build a Social Media Timeline with Amplify Studio

June 27, 2024: This blog post uses Amplify Gen 1, if you're starting a new Amplify app I recommend...

Learn More 107 5Apr 5 '22

A Complete Guide to the Amplify React Authentication Components

A few weeks ago, the team I work on, AWS Amplify, launched brand new authentication components for...

Learn More 49 0Jan 25 '22

Build a Vacation Rental Site with Amplify Studio

What is Amplify Studio? One of the most exciting projects I've worked on in my career, AWS...

Learn More 95 5Dec 14 '21

8 New Features of Amplify Studio

June 27, 2024: This blog post uses Amplify Gen 1, if you're starting a new Amplify app I recommend...

Learn More 129 11Dec 6 '21

What is the Cloud?

Frontend developers! Have you ever wondered why to choose a certain type of database for a project,...

Learn More 102 7Nov 2 '21

Three New Next.js Features and How to Use Them

AWS Amplify recently added support for Next.js 10 features, including incremental static...

Learn More 116 2Sep 22 '21

10 New AWS Amplify Features to Check Out

June 27, 2024: This blog post uses Amplify Gen 1, if you're starting a new Amplify app I recommend...

Learn More 136 9Sep 7 '21

A Complete Beginner's Guide to GraphQL

June 27, 2024: This blog post uses Amplify Gen 1, if you're starting a new Amplify app I recommend...

Learn More 351 9Aug 31 '21

Build a Serverless Subscription Site with Stripe

In this tutorial, we'll be building out a site that uses Stripe to create a checkout system, then...

Learn More 117 0Aug 18 '21

Add Sign in with Apple to your React App using AWS Amplify!

AWS Amplify added support for implementing Sign in with Apple to your apps! In this tutorial we'll...

Learn More 44 3Aug 10 '21

Build a React App with Authorization and Authentication

June 27, 2024: This blog post uses Amplify Gen 1, if you're starting a new Amplify app I recommend...

Learn More 713 3Aug 2 '21

Create a Fullstack Next.js App with Authentication, Data, and Storage

June 27, 2024: This blog post uses Amplify Gen 1, if you're starting a new Amplify app I recommend...

Learn More 283 8Jul 12 '21

A Complete Beginner's Guide to Next.js

I've used Create React App non-stop to scaffold React apps, and I love it. Recently, though, I've...

Learn More 433 5May 24 '21

Breaking Down the Acronyms: SSR vs. SSG

Acronyms are always fun -- they're helpful for reducing the effort of saying out a full long-winded...

Learn More 89 3May 20 '21

Deploy a Next.js App to AWS Amplify

June 27, 2024: This blog post uses Amplify Gen 1, if you're starting a new Amplify app I recommend...

Learn More 142 17May 19 '21

How I Manage my Life with Trello

How I use Trello to Manage my Life Like many things, productivity systems are deeply...

Learn More 193 14May 5 '21

Building an Offline-Ready Form With Vanilla JavaScript

I recently had a conversation with some colleagues about whether I as a web developer often needed to...

Learn More 92 3Apr 19 '21

Nevertheless, Ali Coded

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Learn More 139 20Mar 3 '21

The Case for Low Code

Many developers don't like the idea of low or no code, yet they use tooling to dramatically lower the...

Learn More 173 13Feb 24 '21

7 Technologies I'm Excited about in 2021

It's a new year, and that presents an opportunity to refocus on learning. In this post, I want to dis...

Learn More 140 9Jan 11 '21

Introducing the AWS Amplify Admin UI: Create an Application Backend in Clicks

I am so, so excited about the brand new Amplify Admin UI, which the team that I'm on at work launched...

Learn More 90 1Dec 7 '20