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AWS CDK

Model cloud infrastructure using familiar programming languages.

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Overview

The AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) is an open-source software development framework to define your cloud application resources using familiar programming languages. It provides high-level components called constructs that preconfigure cloud resources with proven defaults, so you can build applications faster. The AWS CDK provisions your resources in a safe, repeatable manner through AWS CloudFormation. It supports TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java, C#, and Go.

✨ Key Features

  • Use familiar programming languages
  • High-level, reusable constructs
  • Synthesizes to AWS CloudFormation
  • IDE integration and testing tools

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • High-level abstractions (constructs)
  • Native integration with AWS
  • Developer-friendly experience

Unique Value: Provides a high-level, developer-centric way to define and provision AWS infrastructure.

🎯 Use Cases (3)

Building and deploying applications on AWS Creating reusable infrastructure patterns Automating the provisioning of complex AWS environments

✅ Best For

  • Defining a serverless application with AWS Lambda and API Gateway
  • Creating a multi-tier web application with a VPC, load balancers, and databases

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Managing infrastructure on other cloud providers (it's AWS-specific)

🏆 Alternatives

Terraform Pulumi AWS CloudFormation

Offers a more abstract and developer-friendly experience compared to writing raw CloudFormation templates, while still leveraging the power and reliability of the CloudFormation engine.

💻 Platforms

Desktop

✅ Offline Mode Available

🔌 Integrations

Deeply integrated with all AWS services AWS CloudFormation Visual Studio Code JetBrains IDEs

💰 Pricing

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Free Tier Available

Free tier: The AWS CDK is free to use. You only pay for the AWS resources you provision.

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