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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 07/12/2025

This is the most beautiful and terrifying video I’ve seen youtu.be/cjZvFY6__qw?...

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I Skied Down Mount Everest (world first, no oxygen)

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RedMonk @redmonk.com · 04/12/2025

For this New Builders, hear @sogrady.org chat with @alispit.tel, Head of DevRel at @awscloud.bsky.social, about the importance of developer experience, how the role of developers is evolving, and the new challenges and opportunities devs face in the AI era. redmonk.com/videos/aws-d...

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AWS Developer Experience State of the Nation with Ali Spittel

In this New Builders conversation, RedMonk’s Stephen O’Grady chats with Ali Spittel, head of DevRel at AWS, about the importance of developer experience, how the role of developers is evolving, and th...

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 18/11/2025

what an incredible time in history

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 17/11/2025

how do people survive fall through spring in Seattle?

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 12/11/2025

Toddler fashion is iconic. Not pictured: her full arm and leg sleeves of temporary thanksgiving and Halloween tattoos.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 11/11/2025

Joke of the day from Moscow: Russia tried to unveil its first humanoid AI robot, Aidol. Key word: tried. The robot collapsed during its debut, forcing organizers to cut the presentation short. Their rushed attempt to lift the prop only made things worse.

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 12/11/2025

all the aurora pics make me wish I didn’t live downtown for the first time in my adult life!

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 25/09/2025

👩‍🏫 Are you a college student who wants hands-on leadership experience that recruiters notice? 📕 AWS training, cloud resources, and credits? Direct support from AWS employees? 🏫To lead events on your campus? Apply to be an AWS Cloud Club Captain! ☁️ pulse.aws/application/...

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AWS Cloud Club Captain Application: 2025 Cohort 5

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 15/07/2025

There are three US-based Developer Advocate roles open in the org I manage right now! The first two are focused on telling AWS's developer tools story - for example, Kiro, Serverless, Amplify, etc. amazon.jobs/en/jobs/3021... amazon.jobs/en/jobs/3029...

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Sr Developer Advocate, Developer Productivity, DevEx

Developers are at the heart of everything AWS builds. We are creating AI-powered development tools like Amazon Q Developer that help developers write code more efficiently, debug faster, and eliminate...

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 15/07/2025

it's my birthday, and i'm reflecting on the year. My computer background image is "the quality of your life will mirror the quality of questions you ask yourself" what are some of your favorite questions to ask yourself?

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 14/07/2025

Introducing Kiro - I've been testing it out for a while. It's truly a game changer. Spec-driven development and agent hooks are a new paradigm in AI-assisted development. Check it out! 👻 kiro.dev

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Kiro

The AI IDE for prototype to production

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 03/07/2025

good marketing is storytelling

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 03/07/2025

Therapist: And what do we do when we feel stressed Me: rm -rf .git Therapist: No

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 02/07/2025

|￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣| | YOUR IMPOSTOR | | SYNDROME IS LYING | | TO YOU | | ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿| (\_❀) || (•ㅅ•) || / 　づ

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 01/07/2025

Following non-developers is so confusing. Couple definitions for some words you may see pop up on your time line: 📕 library: a place with books 📈 graph: a chart 🗺 map: used for navigation 🐍 python: snake 📚 heap: a pile of things 🌲 tree: a tall plant 🐞 bug: an insect

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 01/07/2025

i have a private repo that stores my dotfiles to use across computers, going to start doing the same for my everyday context files.

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 26/06/2025

hot take if __name__ == "__main__": is one of the clunkiest lines of code

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 26/06/2025

It’s incredible how much I learn from every episode of Lenny’s podcast

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nat alison @tesseralis.site · 26/06/2025

how long til we get a 'The Circle' type show where the contestants have to guess who is an LLM

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 26/06/2025

Things that don't mean you're insecure: ✅ taking selfies ✅ posting about your successes ✅ asking for help when you need it Things that do mean you're insecure: 🛑 submitting personal information over a http request

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 26/06/2025

apparently X shows you all your top tweets if you look at your profile when you're not logged in, and wow i had some bangers. i feel the need to post them here to just have them live somewhere else...

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 24/06/2025

I don’t have the mental bandwidth to post much about politics but Trump sucks.

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 18/06/2025

I’ve summarized my obsidian second brain and use it as global context for the Q CLI. Feel like the biggest tech bro ever.

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 08/06/2025

all the sudden we’re at this point in the spring 🪴 🪏

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 03/06/2025

which is the best monogram for a boat and tote?

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 30/05/2025

there's this productivity hack from TikTok to listen to coconut mall from Mario Cart while you do focus work. i was skeptical, but it really works.

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 24/05/2025

in the middle of nowhere and my husband ordered a large cold brew. it’s 32oz.

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 18/05/2025

After living in Colorado it’s shocking how much worse the state government is everywhere else.

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 15/05/2025

Hey folks - know a lot of people were impacted by Microsoft layoffs - please reach out if you're at all interested in working at AWS. I can try and help match with devrel/program/product/eng/marketing roles!

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 13/05/2025

TikTok started drinking white wine with jalapeños as ice cubes so I started drinking white wine with jalapeños as ice cubes (it’s good) 🌶️

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 06/05/2025

my new neighborhood has a little free plant library how adorable is that 🌱

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 04/04/2025

i wrote down some thoughts on "should you learn to code in 2025", "is vibe coding good for newbies", and much more dev.to/aspittel/tea...

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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...

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 04/04/2025

i wrote down some thoughts on "should you learn to code in 2025", "is vibe coding good for newbies", and much more dev.to/aspittel/tea...

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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...

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 04/04/2025

moms with young kids, what hobbies do you have that are doable either after bedtime or with your kid?

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 02/04/2025

the hard part of software engineering was never the code

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 01/04/2025

We’re hiring a Head of Product! This is the perfect role for a creative, strategic, and experienced product leader who wants to help shape the future of social. Apply here: jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i...

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 21/03/2025

i feel like the importance of git is rising exponentially

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Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 21/03/2025

the hardest part of work: knowing which balls are glass and which are rubber

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