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AWS has long been the leader in Cloud and JavaScript/NodeJS has long been the language of the Web. We are incrementally witnessing a change in direction by Amazon away from long established programming frameworks such as Java and Python to the language of the Web; JavaScript. Taking note that the newly released and quite innovative service Lambda only worked with NodeJS when it was released to the market. Java support with Lambda came much later. Why is JavaScript growing in presence at the demise of the conventional programming languages on Amazon including PHP? The first advantage is performance. JavaScript was designed purely for the Internet and no other programming language can beat it in this application. Node.js is a reasonably fresh development environment and was created in 2009 by R. Dahl. Expectedly the coding professionals laughed at the idea of implementing JavaScript in a serious server side environment. JavaScript was seen as a low quality programming language specifically for internet site developers not serious developers. Notwithstanding this, after trying other languages without results, he identified that the implementation of Google's V8 JavaScript engine on the server provided speed far beyond that of other traditional server-side languages. So how is JavaScript unique and how does it end up with such great outcomes effortlessly? It appears that the previous weakness of JavaScript, its difficulty to block I/O, is in fact its hidden strong point. This is all achieved through the Google V8 engine. Java, Python, PHP, Perl, Ruby and others do a great job at blocking I/O at the detriment of speed. Developers inexperienced with NodeJS find this idea hard to grasp at first and find themselves becoming frustrated at code that just does not operate as they presumed it would. Many just walk away and explain it as the amateur language not working. Those that hang in there and enjoy the differences, find themselves writing super-fast, lightweight and reliable software. The next important feature of JavaScript is its capability to execute everywhere, on any computer, server-side, client side and even in desktop Chrome/PhoneGap/Cordova apps. This is significant when you consider the capability to simply synchronize data in the browser to the back-end. The line between back-end and client becomes unclear and all the end-user sees is lightning fast access and computing of information. This not only builds a great user experience it hugely reduces your Amazon Web Services server and data transfer costs. JavaScript grabs full advantage of the user's device processing and storage resources. Not only are these apps fast, they are visually exciting. AngularJS, Polymer, Meteor, Famo.us… the list goes on, let developers to create apps significantly more powerful and enjoyable than we have ever seen in the past. Animations that communicate directly with the GPU are extremely smooth, data is upgraded in real time on the line and it all works out of the box. This has created a problem for companies facing competitive pressures that understand the current stream of apps can make or break organisations. Providing a reliable, beautiful and interactive customer experience is the most effective marketing corporations could possibly make. This also creates an opportunity for software developers to establish themselves at the begining of the next major industry change and establish themselves for a long and sustainable employment. So where do you start? Amazon give an excellent certification path for programmers with the AWS Certified Developer Associate and Certified DevOps Engineer Professional certifications. To complete this certification exam you need to be able to program AWS services using one language. Needless to say, the intelligent choice is JavaScript. Enrol in a training program that focuses on JavaScript and NodeJS and covers all the AWS reference documentation needed for certification. Use a good quality exam engine that implements an expert system to test your readiness. Don't be tempted to buy the "question dumps" on the market. These are old and have plenty of errors. Attempting to remember exam dump questions will only end up in disaster. Once you have passed certification you can then meet up with the exclusive LinkedIn groups and AWS networking events. The marketing people at AWS can give excellent help and insight into how to develop your network of potential customers. Amazon certification really changed my career and I am convinced it will change yours. For extra info be sure to check out aws certified sysops administrator - associate. Also, you may go to see BackSpace Academy Facebook Page.