Published inITNEXTShould all developers learn Infrastructure as Code?Should all developers deploying to the cloud and/or Kubernetes learn how to use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools?3d ago43d ago4
Published inITNEXTInfrastructure as Code is too genericInfrastructure as Code tools currently have no awareness of the purposes of configured resources or of the operations being performed.Feb 32Feb 32
Published inITNEXTHow Infrastructure as Code tool implementations differ from imperative tools’How Infrastructure as Code is different from imperative user interface surfaces from an implementation point of view.Jan 27Jan 27
Published inITNEXTPackages in Infrastructure as CodeIf you’ve used Infrastructure as Code (IaC), you’ve almost certainly used IaC packages. This post digs deeper into their uses and pitfalls.Jan 202Jan 202
Published inITNEXTVariant generation is the primary capability of Infrastructure as CodeVariant generation, i.e. the generation of multiple distinct configurations from the same IaC code, is the primary capability of IaC.Jan 132Jan 132
Published inITNEXTEvaluating and applying Infrastructure as Code is not like compiling and deploying application codePractices for building and deploying applications are not ideal for provisioning via Infrastructure as Code, due to critical differences.Jan 61Jan 61
Published inITNEXTThe 12 Anti-factors of Infrastructure as CodeI discuss twelve “anti-factors” that make Infrastructure as Code suboptimal. This recaps my IaC posts from 2024.Dec 30, 20246Dec 30, 20246
Published inITNEXTThe Unidirectionality of Infrastructure as Code creates AsymmetryThe combination of unidirectionality and exclusive actuation of Infrastructure as Code create an asymmetric user experience.Dec 23, 202418Dec 23, 202418
Published inITNEXTThe status of LLM-based Terraform Generation at the end of 2024Evaluation of several models finds that they can produce working AWS Terraform now. Claude produced good results.Dec 16, 20245Dec 16, 20245
Published inITNEXTInfrastructure as Code + Cloud Asset ManagementWhat is Cloud Asset Management and why is it important? Why are Infrastructure as Code products providing asset management features?Dec 9, 2024Dec 9, 2024