What’s the CDK?

• Framework to define and provision cloud infra in code
• Wrapper on top of CloudFormation
• Use the aws constructs library

Why use CDK?

• Much more concise than CloudFormation
• Write in Python / TypeScript / Java(Script) / Go / etc.
• Can fit in pipelines and automations like CF

How does CDK work?

1. App
   • Root of construct tree (like a folder)
   • Consolidates all stacks in one app
2. Stack
   • Single unit holding constructs
   • Can be used for development
3. Construct
   • Building block containing one or more AWS resources
   • Reusable