AWS Certified Developer - Associate (DVA-C02)
AWS developer exam section for DVA-C02, focused on serverless, event-driven patterns, security, deployment, observability, and application troubleshooting.
This section is for candidates preparing for AWS Certified Developer - Associate (DVA-C02) and for readers who need a fast review of AWS application-building patterns. The emphasis is on Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, messaging, deployment automation, permissions, retries, and the failure modes that show up in developer-focused scenario questions.
Start with the cheat sheet for high-yield defaults and snippets, use the FAQ to understand where the exam is deep versus shallow, and rely on the resources page when you need the official exam guide or primary AWS service docs.
In this section
- AWS DVA-C02 Study Plan (30 / 60 / 90 Days)
A practical DVA-C02 study plan you can follow: 30-day intensive, 60-day balanced, and 90-day part-time schedules with weekly focus by domain, suggested hours/week, and tips for using the IT Mastery practice app.
- DVA-C02 Cheatsheet — High-Yield Patterns, Defaults, Decision Tables & Snippets
High-signal DVA-C02 reference: Lambda invocation and retry behavior, API Gateway choices, DynamoDB modeling, S3/CloudFront patterns, SQS/SNS/EventBridge/Kinesis/Step Functions, IAM/Cognito/KMS security, CI/CD + IaC, and troubleshooting with CloudWatch/X-Ray.
- DVA-C02 FAQ — Format, Depth, and Study Strategy
Quick answers for AWS Certified Developer — Associate (DVA-C02): exam format, difficulty, what to study, what to memorize, and how to prepare efficiently with a blueprint-aligned syllabus.