Introduction to AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK)

Name: Introduction to AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK)
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Learning the basics of the new AWS CDK Infrastructure as Code

Created byScott Nixon

Last updated 3/2020

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What you'll learn

How CDK compares to CloudFormation and the AWS SDK
Create a new CDK project
Create a VPC with CDK
Understand how to read the CDK documentation.
Author Custom CDK Constructs
Use CloudFormation Constructs

Course content

4 sections • 8 lectures • 32m total length

Introduction0:27
Learn how to use the aws cloud development kit (cdk) to build and deploy your first sdk application, gaining a valuable new tool for your devops and software engineering career.
Why is AWS CDK Important?5:09
Explore why AWS CDK matters for infrastructure as code, using pre-built constructs to generate CloudFormation templates with TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java, or .NET.

How to use the CDK Documentation - Part 16:58
Learn to read the CDK documentation and use intent-based constructs to simplify cloud formation templates, mapping high-level concepts to VPC, bastion host, and flow logs.
How to use the CDK Documentation - Part 23:35
Explore AWS CDK pattern constructs, including ECS and Route 53 patterns, and see how a load-balanced Fargate service automates VPC, image deployment, and load balancer setup.

Using CloudFormation based Constructs4:18
Use cloud formation based constructs for elastic cash, determine required parameters such as cache node type, engine, and node count, and cross-reference cloud formation docs when guidance is sparse.
Debug a Common CDK Issue1:41
This lecture demonstrates debugging a common CDK issue by fixing version drift: upgrade older packages and run npm install to align CDK core, SDK versions, and dependencies, preventing context errors.

Requirements

Basic familiarity with JavaScript or Typescript Programming
Knowledge of AWS Services.
Mac, Windows, or Linux computer to practice lessons on.
Desire to learn Infrastructure as Code

Description

If you are new to Infrastructure as Code AWS CDK is a great place to start. CDK's constructs provide you with sane defaults based on AWS's best practices. It's fun to use and the best way to manage your AWS infrastructure.

If you are an experienced CloudFormation engineer, this course will give you the essential details you need to start experimenting and deploying AWS Infrastructure in minutes.

Who this course is for:

DevOps Engineers or Site Reliability Engineers
Software Engineers
Solutions Architects Consultants
Systems Administrators or SysOps
QA Engineers

Introduction to AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK)

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 6min

Writing CDK applications2 lectures • 11min

CDK Documentation2 lectures • 11min

CloudFormation Constructs2 lectures • 6min

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