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Choosing Between AWS CDK and CloudFormation
AWS CDK vs. CloudFormation
For beginners, it will be best to understand what infrastructure as code (IaC) means before delving into AWS CDK and CloudFormation.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is an approach to managing and provisioning cloud infrastructure in a more automated, efficient, and scalable way. It involves defining and managing infrastructure resources, such as virtual machines, databases, networking components, and more, using code and scripts rather than manual configuration through a graphical user interface or command-line tools.
AWS offers two powerful tools for infrastructure as code (IaC) — the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) and AWS CloudFormation. Both serve the same fundamental purpose: provisioning and managing AWS resources, but they have distinct features, use cases, advantages, and disadvantages.
We’ll explore when to use CDK over CloudFormation and vice versa
AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation is a declarative way to define AWS infrastructure using JSON or YAML templates. It provides a standardized approach to provisioning and managing AWS resources.
