AWS CDK in Practice: Unleash the power of ordinary coding and streamline complex cloud applications on AWS - Softcover

Avdi, Mark; Lam, Leo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 180181239X ISBN 13: 9781801812399

Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

Uncover the secrets of building maintainable, extensible, and virtually indestructible cloud applications on AWS with Cloud Development Kit (CDK)

Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Key Features

• Build complex cloud applications with the revolutionary AWS CDK
• Gain practical knowledge of AWS CDK to leverage the powerful toolset of AWS
• Employ practical exercises & architectural design patterns for developing modern serverless application

Book Description

As cloud applications are becoming more complex, multiple tools and services have emerged to cater to the challenges of running reliable solutions. Although infrastructure as code, containers, and orchestration tools, such as Kubernetes, have proved to be efficient in solving these challenges, AWS CDK represents a paradigm shift in building easily developed, extended, and maintained applications.

With AWS CDK in Practice, you’ll start by setting up basic day-to-day infrastructure while understanding the new prospects that CDK offers. You’ll learn how to set up pipelines for building CDK applications on the cloud that are long-lasting, agile, and maintainable. You’ll also gain practical knowledge of container-based and serverless application development. Furthermore, you’ll discover how to leverage AWS CDK to build cloud solutions using code instead of configuration files. Finally, you’ll explore current community best practices for solving production issues when dealing with CDK applications.

By the end of this book, you’ll have practical knowledge of CDK, and you’ll be able to leverage the power of AWS with code that is simple to write and maintain using AWS CDK.

What you will learn

• Turn containerized web applications into fully managed solutions
• Explore the benefits of building DevOps into everyday code with AWS CDK
• Uncover the potential of AWS services with CDK
• Create a serverless-focused local development environment
• Self-assemble projects with CI/CD and automated live testing
• Build the complete path from development to production with AWS CDK
• Become well versed in dealing with production issues through best practices

Who this book is for

This book is for traditional full stack developers looking to explore the new world of Infrastructure as Code and serverless applications, solutions architects seeking to define their services with AWS CDK, and DevOps specialists searching for a better management technique to configure files. Readers should not be new to coding and must have experience in web development in languages such as Python, JS, Typescript, Java, etc. along with a basic understanding of how web applications are developed.

Table of Contents

1. Getting Started with IaC and AWS CDK
2. A Starter Project and Core Concepts
3. Building a Full Stack Application with CDK
4. Complete Web Service Deployment with AWS CDK
5. Continuous Delivery with CDK-Powered Apps
6. Testing and Troubleshooting AWS CDK Applications
7. Serverless Application Development with AWS CDK
8. Streamlined Serverless Development
9. Indestructible Serverless Application Architecture (ISAA)
10. The Current CDK Landscape and Outlook

About this title

About the Author

Mark Avdi is an Engineer, Solutions Architect and currently the CTO of Westpoint Software Solutions. He has gained his invaluable experience through decades of coding programs, designing software, and managing complex cloud infrastructures in multiple industries with different sets of challenges using a variety of solutions. Mark is a technologist; he keeps up with the trends and believes in the power of technology as an ultimate tool to help businesses prosper and tackle problems our world currently faces.

Leo Lam is an AWS Certified Solutions Architect and the COO of Westpoint Software Solutions. While having detailed knowledge of the vast array of services AWS currently provides, he maintains the close relationship between AWS & Westpoint as partners. Leo comes from a sporting background and uses his experience to effectively integrate the dynamics of sporting philosophy into day-to-day software development to build teams and workflows that constantly deliver.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 180181239X
• ISBN 13: 9781801812399
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 196