AWS CDK
AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) is an open-source software development framework for defining cloud infrastructure in code and provisioning it through AWS CloudFormation. It allows developers to use familiar programming languages like TypeScript, Python, Java, C#, and Go to model and provision AWS resources, enabling infrastructure as code (IaC) with higher-level abstractions. This approach simplifies cloud application development by treating infrastructure as part of the application codebase.
Developers should learn AWS CDK when building and managing AWS infrastructure programmatically, as it reduces boilerplate code and accelerates deployment compared to writing raw CloudFormation templates. It is particularly useful for teams adopting DevOps practices, as it integrates with CI/CD pipelines and supports reusable constructs for common patterns like serverless applications or multi-region deployments. Use cases include automating resource provisioning, enforcing security best practices, and managing complex cloud architectures with version control.