From CloudFormation to CDK with Java

From CloudFormation to CDK with Java

July 5, 2026 · 1h 5m · Episode 403

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on transitioning from CloudFormation to CDK with a focus on Java and various related concepts.

An airhacks.fm conversation with Thorsten Hoeger ( @hoegertn ) about: discussion about CloudFormation as underlying infrastructure as code using JSON/YAML to define desired state, CDK introduction as tool to define infrastructure using programming languages like Java that synthesizes to CloudFormation, explanation of CDK construct levels L1 (direct CloudFormation mapping), L2 (type-safe with opinionated defaults), L3 (patterns and abstractions), Custom resources for missing CloudFormation implementations or actions like cleaning S3 buckets, CDK resource provider framework simplifying custom resource creation by handling AWS Lambda lifecycle, Self-mutating pipelines concept using CDK to update own pipeline, CDK for Terraform (CDKtf) enabling Terraform synthesis using CDK constructs, jsii facilitating multi-language support for CDK constructs, Mixins feature allowing immediate modification of constructs without full L2/L3 abstraction, Refactoring constructs to move code between construct tree levels, CloudFormation Naming conventions using PascalCase for constructs and kebab-case for CloudFormation resource names Thorsten Hoeger on twitter: @hoegertn

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