Dino Bites are your bite-sized adventures into AWS and ChatGPT — designed to be fun, fast, and fiercely practical. Each lesson is independent, short enough to complete in under an hour, and powerful enough to leave you with new skills or insights. There are two types:
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Dino Bite Challenges
This is where learning gets hands-on. Each Challenge starts with a short, focused task for you to solve on your own. Once you’ve given it a shot, you’ll watch a demonstration of one possible solution — complete with tips, tricks, and reasoning along the way. It’s the best of both worlds: you build your skills through action and learn by watching an expert approach the problem.
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Dino Bite Spotlights
Not every bite has to be a brawl. Spotlights are quick lessons that highlight powerful tools, fresh ideas, and exciting features you’ll want to know about. Whether it’s exploring GPT-5 or diving into an AWS service you haven’t tried yet, Spotlights give you fresh insights in minutes — no time commitment required.
Dino Bite Challenge: The Emoji Translator
The Challenge: Build a serverless web app that turns text into emojis using the OpenAI API. The backend uses AWS SAM with S3 for hosting, Lambda for translation, API Gateway for access, and Secrets Manager for security. The frontend is a simple Vue.js and Bootstrap page where text becomes emoji magic ✨➡️🎉.
The Demo Solution: We create an OpenAI account and generate an API key, then deploy the backend with SAM. Finally, we build and connect the Vue.js app, test live translations, and celebrate when your text instantly transforms into emojis. Fun, fast, and emoji powered. 🦖
Video runtime: 18.66 minutes
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Key words: API Gateway, AWS, ChatGPT, Lambda, OpenAI API, S3
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