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Terraform CDK Has a Free Way to Write Infrastructure as Code in TypeScript or Python
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Terraform CDK Has a Free Way to Write Infrastructure as Code in TypeScript or Python

via Dev.to DevOpsAlex Spinov

Terraform CDK (CDKTF) lets you define infrastructure using familiar programming languages like TypeScript, Python, Go, or Java — instead of HCL. What You Get for Free Real programming languages — TypeScript, Python, Java, Go, C# IDE support — autocomplete, type checking, refactoring All Terraform providers — AWS, GCP, Azure, 3000+ providers Terraform state — uses standard Terraform state management Testing — unit test your infrastructure with Jest/pytest Constructs — reusable infrastructure components Quick Start npm install -g cdktf-cli cdktf init --template = typescript Define Infrastructure (TypeScript) import { App , TerraformStack } from ' cdktf ' ; import { AwsProvider } from ' @cdktf/provider-aws ' ; import { Instance } from ' @cdktf/provider-aws/lib/instance ' ; class MyStack extends TerraformStack { constructor ( scope : any , id : string ) { super ( scope , id ); new AwsProvider ( this , ' aws ' , { region : ' us-east-1 ' }); new Instance ( this , ' server ' , { ami : ' ami-0

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