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Infrastructure as Code / Pulumi

Pulumi Pros

Use real programming languages (TypeScript, Python, Go, C#) instead of DSL. Automation API enables embedding IaC in applications. Strong TypeScript/JavaScript support with excellent IDE experience. Policy as code with familiar languages. Modern architecture with strong cloud support.

Pulumi Cons

Smaller community and provider ecosystem compared to Terraform. Higher learning curve for non-programmers. Cloud state management requires Pulumi Cloud (or self-managed). Debugging infrastructure code with language runtimes can be complex. Some providers are less mature than Terraform equivalents.

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Pulumi is ideal for development teams that want to use their existing programming skills for infrastructure management. It is particularly strong for organizations building internal platforms and custom tooling using the Automation API.

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