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06/10/2026

โ€œSoftware is soft for a reason.โ€ ๐Ÿ’ญ

Fresh from his talk, Cristopher Cutas shared why developers should resist going on autopilotโ€”especially now that producing code has become easier than ever. ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป

With four decades in software, he reflected on rigid development habits, the temptation to copy-paste without care, and why comments should clarify good codeโ€”not carry code that should have been made readable in the first place.

His biggest takeaway from Community Day? Sometimes it is not just about learning something newโ€”it is about hearing perspectives you may not have encountered otherwise, and connecting with people who have lived them. ๐Ÿค

๐Ÿ“น Andrea To Chip & Joenell De Pedro
๐ŸŽฌ Homer Adriel Dorin

06/10/2026

โ˜๏ธ AI is moving fastโ€”but the fundamentals still matter.

Right after his talk, Sir Clint Caรฑada shared his take on The Cloud in 2026: as developers bring AI into their systems, understanding the basics helps them respond when things do not go as planned. ๐Ÿค–

His advice for anyone starting out? Stay attentive, stay curious, and keep looking for solutionsโ€”even when you fail.

We also asked him about working with AI in the cloud, and he left us with a timely reminder: handle private information carefully. ๐ŸŽค

๐Ÿ“น Andrea To Chip & Joenell De Pedro
๐ŸŽฌ Homer Adriel Dorin

19/09/2026

Fresh out of her workshop, we caught up with Cleo Credo ๐ŸŽค๐Ÿ’ป

The room was hands-on, the codelab was in motion, and the conversation moved from Kiro and spec-driven development to a bigger question: how do we build with AI without losing intention?

Cleo shares why planning, documenting decisions, and making space for questions still matterโ€”even in an agentic era. ๐Ÿ‘€
Watch the full conversation.

๐Ÿ“น Andrea To Chip & Joenell De Pedro
๐ŸŽฌ Homer Adriel Dorin

๐—”๐—ช๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜‚ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ #๐ŸฎOne last look back at AWS Community Day Cebu 2026.From the sessions and conversat...
17/09/2026

๐—”๐—ช๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜‚ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ #๐Ÿฎ

One last look back at AWS Community Day Cebu 2026.

From the sessions and conversations to the people who showed up and made the day what it was, this final batch wraps up some of our favorite moments from the event.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make this yearโ€™s Community Day possible.

๐—”๐—ช๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜‚ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ #๐ŸญAWS Community Day Cebu 2026 is finally over, and what a day it was.So many people...
17/09/2026

๐—”๐—ช๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜‚ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ #๐Ÿญ

AWS Community Day Cebu 2026 is finally over, and what a day it was.

So many people, conversations, sessions, laughs, and moments packed into one event.

We have a lot of photos to share, so hereโ€™s the first batch of our Community Day moments.

Thank you to everyone who showed up, joined the sessions, met new people, and helped make the event what it was.

๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ. ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ. ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜.Raymond Olavides shared a simple but important lesson from his IoT session: the best way to learn i...
12/09/2026

๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ. ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ. ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜.

Raymond Olavides shared a simple but important lesson from his IoT session: the best way to learn is to actually build.

Get the board in your hands. Experiment. Break things. Figure out what went wrong. Then build it better.

That cycle of testing, failing, and improving is where a lot of real learning happens.

Thank you, Raymond, for bringing a practical and hands-on perspective to AWS Community Day Cebu 2026.

๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—”๐—ž๐—˜๐—”๐—ช๐—”๐—ฌ โ€” ๐—ž๐—˜๐—œ๐—ง๐—› ๐—•๐—˜๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—ง๐—งA great command-line application isnโ€™t only about what it can doโ€”itโ€™s also about having ...
12/09/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—”๐—ž๐—˜๐—”๐—ช๐—”๐—ฌ โ€” ๐—ž๐—˜๐—œ๐—ง๐—› ๐—•๐—˜๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—ง๐—ง

A great command-line application isnโ€™t only about what it can doโ€”itโ€™s also about having a great users experience.

Keith Bennett highlighted how thoughtful design, clear feedback, extensive formatting and parsing options, and even something as simple as a useful error message can make Command Line Applications significantly better for both human and non-human users.

Thank you, Keith, for sharing decades of software development experience with the AWS Community Day Cebu 2026 community.

SPEAKER TAKEAWAY โ€” CRISTOPHER CUTASGood code isnโ€™t always about following every rule by the book.In his session, Cristop...
12/09/2026

SPEAKER TAKEAWAY โ€” CRISTOPHER CUTAS

Good code isnโ€™t always about following every rule by the book.

In his session, Cristopher Cutas reminded us that software development is also about understanding context, trade-offs, and choosing the approach that makes the most sense for the problem at hand.

Sometimes, the better solution is simply the one that works best for the situation.

Thank you, Cristopher, for sharing your experience with the AWS Community Day Cebu 2026 community.

โ˜๏ธ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‚๐‹๐Ž๐”๐ƒ ๐ˆ๐ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: ๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐๐†๐„๐ƒ โ€” ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐“๐Ž ๐‹๐„๐€๐‘๐The cloud is evolving fastโ€”and developers need to evolve with it.I...
12/09/2026

โ˜๏ธ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‚๐‹๐Ž๐”๐ƒ ๐ˆ๐ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: ๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐๐†๐„๐ƒ โ€” ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐“๐Ž ๐‹๐„๐€๐‘๐

The cloud is evolving fastโ€”and developers need to evolve with it.

In his keynote, ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐‚๐šรฑ๐š๐๐š explored the major trends shaping cloud and AI in 2026, from massive infrastructure investments and custom chips to inference, agentic systems, MCP, and context engineering.

But amid all the rapid changes, one message stood out: ๐๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ.

AI can accelerate development, but understanding cloud architecture, Kubernetes, cybersecurity, security boundaries, and the systems underneath it remains essential.

Because the goal isnโ€™t just to use AIโ€”itโ€™s to understand enough to use it ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž. ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿš€

๐ŸŒ ๐๐”๐ˆ๐‹๐ƒ ๐†๐‹๐Ž๐๐€๐‹๐‹๐˜, ๐†๐‘๐Ž๐– ๐‹๐Ž๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹๐˜.Opportunities grow when businesses and people are given the right environment to succeed....
12/09/2026

๐ŸŒ ๐๐”๐ˆ๐‹๐ƒ ๐†๐‹๐Ž๐๐€๐‹๐‹๐˜, ๐†๐‘๐Ž๐– ๐‹๐Ž๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹๐˜.

Opportunities grow when businesses and people are given the right environment to succeed.

๐‹๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐“๐š๐ง shared how ๐™๐ž๐ซ๐จ ๐“๐ž๐ง ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค supports startups and businesses through co-working spaces, virtual offices, business registration assistance, and workforce solutions.

With 15 locations worldwide, including three in the Philippines, the company continues to connect businesses with the resources and talent they need to grow.

He also opened the door for students and young professionals to explore ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌโ€”including roles in marketing, cloud, and API-related work. ๐Ÿš€

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