This blog post compares AWS CDK and Terraform, two popular Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, focusing on their core differences, benefits, and ideal use cases. AWS CDK allows defining infrastructure using general-purpose programming languages and is AWS-native, while Terraform uses a declarative language (HCL) and is cloud-agnostic, supporting multi-cloud environments. AWS CDK enables more complex control flows with imperative programming, while Terraform provides a simpler, declarative approach for provisioning. Both tools suit different needs, with CDK appealing to developers embedded in AWS ecosystems and Terraform offering flexibility across multiple cloud providers.
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