Company
Date Published
June 25, 2024
Author
Lisa Karlin Curtis
Word count
1200
Language
English
Hacker News points
2

Summary

The new integration with Terraform aims to make managing resources easier and more enjoyable for users. The solution includes a visual builder that allows users to create and update resources without needing deep knowledge of their specification, providing validation and readability features. Users can import existing resources using the same flow as creating new ones, and the system automatically updates management information when running `terraform apply`. To avoid confusion, the UI clearly displays which resources are being Terraformed and where configuration is kept, with an option to "un-claim" a resource in case of emergency. The integration also introduces a managed resource abstraction to decouple management information from the resource itself, allowing for future-proofing and easier maintenance.