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Steven Schwenke

My Name is Steven Schwenke. I am a passionate software craftsman and love to share my experiences.

AWS Cloud Practitioner Recertification via CloudQuest

AWS Cloud Practitioner Recertification via CloudQuest

Three years ago, I completed my first AWS certification, the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner. As it was time to recertify, I was quite happy that AWS offers...

AWS Computing Badge

AWS Computing Badge

After a lot of learning, I finally got my first AWS learning badge! Doesn’t it look great on my Credly profile? :D While studying for this badge, I got a lot...

Taking Learning Notes in GitHub Equals Sharing Knowledge

Taking Learning Notes in GitHub Equals Sharing Knowledge

Completing my LinkedIn profile, I discovered the projects feature that let’s you list past projects, and promptly added some GitHub references. It is interes...

AWS CloudQuest and Another Badge for the Cloud Practitioner

AWS CloudQuest and Another Badge for the Cloud Practitioner

Nearly two years after I got certified for the AWS Cloud Practitioner, I got another Cloud Practitioner badge. Weird! :D I got this new badge through the aw...

XP Days 2023 and Tech2Talk

XP Days 2023 and Tech2Talk

Last week, I met up with Falk Sippach and Sergej Tihonov at the XP-Days in Frankfurt. I’m excited to share our experiences from the event and unveil an excit...

A Story of German Digital Incompetency

A Story of German Digital Incompetency

I love living in Germany and I am absolutely aware that this is a great privilege. At the same time, I witness topics this country obviously doesn’t comprehe...

Riding the Bicycle in 2023 - A new form of transportation

Riding the Bicycle in 2023 - A new form of transportation

The other day, I was waiting for my wife to arrive home from a shopping trip. She had our infant daughter with her, lying comfortably in the bicycle trailer....

It's not only time at work. It's your lifetime. Spend it with purpose.

It's not only time at work. It's your lifetime. Spend it with purpose.

Twelve months ago, I started one of my major development projects, together with an awesome team. Now, I have achieved my task of setting up this project and...

My Personal Killer Features of the Apple Watch

My Personal Killer Features of the Apple Watch

Some weeks ago, I fell in love with Apple. In a buying spree I never thought to be possible, I purchased a couple of devices, including an Apple Watch. This ...