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Pulumi: IaC using real programming languages (TS, Python)

Updated 6/26/2026
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Pulumi: The Next Gen IaC

Terraform uses a custom language (HCL). Pulumi allows you to use Real Programming Languages like TypeScript, Python, or Go to define your infrastructure. This is the ultimate "Developer Experience."

1. Why use a real language?

  • Loops and Conditionals: Use standard `for` loops and `if` statements instead of complex HCL syntax.
  • Strong Typing: Catch infrastructure errors in your IDE with TypeScript before you even run the code.
  • Existing Libraries: Use NPM or PyPI packages directly in your infrastructure code.

2. Perfect for Modern Devs

Pulumi feels like writing a standard app. It uses the same backend state model as Terraform but provides a much more powerful and familiar interface for full-stack developers.

4. Interview Mastery

Q: "Does Pulumi replace the Cloud Development Kit (CDK)?"

Architect Answer: "Pulumi is similar to AWS CDK or Azure Bicep, but it is **Cross-Cloud**. AWS CDK only works for AWS. Pulumi can manage AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes in a single script. For an architect building a **Multi-Cloud** strategy, Pulumi is the far more flexible choice."

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Course syllabus
1. Containerization with Docker Docker Internals: Namespaces, Cgroups, and UnionFS Optimizing Dockerfiles: Multi-stage builds and layer caching Docker Compose: Managing multi-container localized environments Security in Containers: Rootless mode and Image scanning
2. Orchestration with Kubernetes (K8s) K8s Architecture: Control Plane, Nodes, and Kubelet Pods, Deployments, and Services: The core building blocks Ingress Controllers & Service Mesh (Istio) integration Helm Charts: Package management for Kubernetes
3. CI/CD Pipelines GitHub Actions: Automating build, test, and deploy Jenkins Architecture: Master-Agent distributed builds Deployment Strategies: Blue-Green vs Canary vs Rolling The 'Shift Left' Philosophy: Integrating security and testing early
4. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Terraform: Declarative infrastructure on any cloud Terraform State Management: S3 backends and State locks Ansible: Configuration management vs Infrastructure provision Pulumi: IaC using real programming languages (TS, Python)
5. Cloud Platforms Deep Dive (Azure/AWS) Virtual Networks (VPC): Subnets, Gateways, and Peering Identity & Access Management (IAM): The principle of least privilege Cloud Databases: Managed SQL vs Cosmos DB vs DynamoDB Cost Optimization: Savings Plans, Spot Instances, and FinOps
6. Serverless & Scaling AWS Lambda / Azure Functions: Event-driven scaling API Gateways: Exposing serverless functions securely Cold Starts: Understanding and mitigating latency Serverless Orchestration: Step Functions and Logic Apps
7. Security & Reliability (DevSecOps) Secrets Management: Azure Key Vault vs HashiCorp Vault Compliance as Code: Policy engines (OPA) and Audit logs Site Reliability Engineering (SRE): Error Budgets and SLOs Logs & Metrics: Setting up ELK and Prometheus in the cloud
8. FAANG Cloud Architect Interview Case Study: Migrating a Monolith to Cloud-Native Microservices Case Study: Designing a Global, Multi-Region Cloud Infrastructure
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