In July 2022 I passed the AWS Solutions Architect exam at the first attempt with a score of 833. Here is how I did it, and some tips on how I would approach it if doing it again.

I recently received the news that I was being forced to leave my rented flat in less than 2 months due to the landlord selling the property, which meant having to find somewhere else fast. This meant having to navigate Bristol’s notoriously difficult rental market, where viewings on desirable properties have been known to be all booked up within minutes of them being uploaded. From previous experience I knew that Rightmove’s ‘instant’ alerts function would not suffice, as these can take over an hour to reach my inbox. What I had to do in the past was refresh the page manually every few minutes all day, which was not ideal for my productivity nor my mental health. This time around I decided to create an automated solution using Clojure and AWS.