This week, we made a big leap into Infrastructure as Code (IaC) by introducing the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK)! 🚀 Instead of manually configuring resources through the AWS Management Console or CLI, we began defining infrastructure in code, making deployments more scalable and repeatable.
Key Takeaways from Week 6:
✅ Bootstrapping AWS CDK – We set up AWS CDK in our accounts to prepare for deployments.
✅ Initializing a CDK Project – We ran cdk init to scaffold our first CDK application.
✅ Understanding AWS CloudFormation – We explored how AWS CDK synthesizes CloudFormation templates under the hood, bridging the gap between declarative and imperative infrastructure management.
This session laid the foundation for managing AWS resources efficiently using code!
📺 Missed the session? Watch the recording here:
What’s Next: Week 7 Preview
Next week, we’ll dive deeper into AWS CDK, focusing on:
🔹 Writing our first CDK Constructs
🔹 Deploying real AWS resources using CDK
🔹 Understanding how CDK stacks work
💡 Tip: If you’re following along, make sure you’ve installed AWS CDK and bootstrapped your environment. This will help you jump right into hands-on deployments next week!
Stay tuned—Week 7 is where we start building real infrastructure with AWS CDK! 🎯
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