CDK Escape Hatches

I’ve been starting to use CDK over the last few months. It’s a really powerful way to describe your infrastructure. I’m specifically been using Python, so much of what I discuss here will be in Python where I need to reference languages. One of the things that I really liked about it, is that creating MVPs or PoCs can be really quick as there are high level constructs available out of the box. An example is the AutoScalingGroup construct. When building an AutoSacling Group in traditional CloudFormation you need to define a Launch Configuration and then reference this in your AutoScaling Group. Read more