Learn AWS-CDK with Real Code Examples
Updated Nov 27, 2025
Practical Examples
Provision S3 bucket with lifecycle rules
Deploy serverless Lambda + API Gateway
Create VPC with subnets and NAT gateways
Configure RDS cluster with read replicas
Set up CodePipeline for CI/CD deployment
Troubleshooting
Check synthesized CloudFormation template
Ensure AWS credentials are correctly configured
Resolve construct dependency errors
Update bootstrap stack if environment changes
Verify resource limits and quotas
Testing Guide
Unit tests using language-specific frameworks
Snapshot tests of synthesized templates
Deploy to isolated dev accounts
Validate IAM permissions
Integration tests with actual AWS resources
Deployment Options
cdk deploy - deploy stacks
cdk diff - compare changes
cdk synth - generate CloudFormation templates
Automated pipeline deployment
Multi-environment deployment using context
Tools Ecosystem
AWS CDK CLI
AWS Construct Library
JSII for multi-language support
Third-party CDK modules (cdk-patterns)
AWS Toolkit for IDEs (VSCode, JetBrains)
Integrations
AWS CloudFormation
AWS CLI and SDKs
CI/CD pipelines (CodePipeline, GitHub Actions)
Monitoring tools (CloudWatch, CDK assertions)
Third-party IaC tools (Terraform import/export)
Productivity Tips
Use constructs for repeated infrastructure patterns
Leverage CDK CLI diff before deploying
Use TypeScript/Python features for modularity
Bootstrap multiple environments for faster deployment
Combine CDK with CI/CD for automated testing
Challenges
Debugging synthesized templates
Managing multi-account deployments
Understanding complex service dependencies
Customizing constructs for reuse
Keeping up with AWS service updates