AWS & Typescript Masterclass - CDK, Serverless, React
What you'll learn
- Write infrastructure as code with AWS Cloud development Kit - CDK
- Handle multiple CloudFormation stacks with CDK to reduce blast radius
- Basic usage of CDK with constructs, outputs and parameters
- Build CI/CD pipelines with AWS CodePipeline for CDK
- Serverless APIs with Lambda, ApiGateway, DynamoDB, S3
- Intermediate CDK topics like intrinsic functions, aspects, cross stack references
- CDK code testing: declarative tests, matchers, captors and snapshots
- Multiple tenant apps with AWS Cognito and Amplify
- Handle L1, L2, L3 CDK constructs
- Basics and advanced topics of Typescript
- Build a UI with React and Typescript
- AWS IAM and CloudWatch
- Make AWS SDK calls from anywhere
- CDK best practices
Requirements
- AWS account and AWS basics
- Basic to medium programming level
- Time and patience
Description
AWS and Typescript are 2 of the most demanded technologies in today's IT market. AWS Cloud Development Kit - CDK brings a great new development experience.
Now you can use your preferred programming language for your business logic, cloud infrastructure, but also for the UI, with React.
Now you can build serverless applications much easier!
This AWS & Typescript Masterclass course is what you need to build your apps like a pro, learning from an programming active instructor!
What you can expect from this course:
In depth coverage of AWS Cloud Development Kit - CDK
Setup
CDK constructs
CDK versions
Deploying and managing CDK apps
Best practices with CDK
Infrastructure as code with AWS Cloud Formation
Console view
Cloud Formation Deployment stages
Resources management
Cloud Formation Outputs
Cloud Formation Parameters
Build highly scalable and cost efficient apps with the serverless architecture
Serverless computing services
AWS Lambda:
Write, test, bundle, deploy, configure
Use the best practices
Go deep into advanced techniques with Lambda and CDK
Use Typescript and the NodeJS as environment for Lambda
AWS DynamoDB:
Basics and console access
DynamoDB queries
DynamoDB sdk (TypeScript) calls from AWS Lambda
CDK generic constructs with DynamoDB, ApiGateway and Lambda
AWS Cognito:
User pools
Identity pools
Console access
IAM role management inside Cognito
Cognito groups for fine grained access control
AWS S3 for file storage
Build a monitoring stack with CDK - CloudWatch alarm, SNS topic and Web-hook lambda - Slack channel
AWS CloudWatch X-RAY
CDK testing with Jest:
Declarative tests
CDK test matchers
captors
CI/CD with CodePipeline:
CDK stages, test and deployment to production
Another important point of this course is the Typescript programming language. It is fast, flexible, powerful and easy to learn.
Typescript takes the flexibility of JavaScript and the programming principles of C# and delivers a great coding experience.
This course uses Typescript for:
Cloud infrastructure with AWS CDK
Business logic with AWS Lambda
Web application UI with React
We finally can write all our app in one language, no more JSON, or YAML, or strange scripts, just Typescript, your favorite language!
Why this course stands out from other Udemy courses:
Beyond the basics - after finish, you can directly use this knowledge into production code
Practical knowledge - presentations are kept to a minimum, we focus on what is really important
Logical and flexible structure - take the course at your own pace
Fast paced, concise, most typing cut out - focus on explanations - respect for your time
Code changes in each lecture on Git with code diffs
Big font, dark background, fullHD content, this way it is readable even on a small screen or even tablet.
Lifetime access
Certificate of completion to present to your current or prospective employer
Q&A active instructor
Instructor:
My name is Alex Horea, I'm an active senior web and Cloud developer and I want to pass you the knowledge I wish I had when I was a beginner. I strongly believe that practice is the best way to learn, and in this course we will be practicing TypeScript in 4 ways:
As cloud infrastructure with CDK
Business logic with AWS Lambda
UI with React
Cloud helper topics like monitoring, testing and CI/CD, with CDK
Go beyond the theory and learn from an active instructor, aligned with today's programming demands!
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who wants to learm AWS of TypeScript in a dynamic, fun and professional way
- Developers who want to transition their apps to Typescript
- Developers who want to write infrastructure as code with CDK
Instructor
Alex Dan — Cloud Architect, Developer & Instructor
With over a decade of hands-on software engineering experience, I've built my career at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, web development, and practical education.
My technical journey started in embedded automotive systems — developing Java-based navigation solutions for major car brands. From there, I moved into cloud engineering, building AWS-powered data pipelines for connected vehicles using Node.js, TypeScript, Lambda, DynamoDB, and a full suite of AWS services. I later worked as a Node.js developer at one of Eastern Europe's largest e-commerce platforms, before transitioning into independent cloud architecture consulting.
Today, as a freelance Cloud Architect, I design and implement scalable cloud solutions across industries — from automotive to enterprise — with a focus on infrastructure reliability, CI/CD automation, and modern serverless architectures.
Parallel to my engineering career, I've been teaching on Udemy since 2017, growing a community of over 300,000 students across 19 courses. My current focus is AI-assisted development — helping developers work smarter with tools like GitHub Copilot, VS Code AI extensions, and agentic coding workflows.
I hold a Master's degree in Internet Technologies, and I bring that same rigor to how I teach: no fluff, no death-by-slides — just real projects, real code, and skills you can apply from day one. My philosophy is simple: the best way to learn how production systems are built is to build them yourself, guided by someone who builds them every day. I teach because I remember what it felt like to be stuck without that kind of guidance — and I want every student to walk away not just understanding a concept, but able to ship it.
