> Canonical URL: https://codingcat.dev/podcast/1-1-infrastructure-as-code-with-pulumi

# Infrastructure as Code with Pulumi

![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kLXV5IHiNQ4/sddefault.jpg)[![Alex Patterson](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hfh83o0w/production/a606dfaa381aab08ddbe16a33fe1d3e1fb37c927-400x400.jpg?w=48&h=48&fit=max&auto=format)Alex Patterson](/author/alex-patterson)[![Lee Briggs](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hfh83o0w/production/907e6de82c78df0ecda5e04479e99f89ce5d4733-400x400.jpg?w=48&h=48&fit=max&auto=format)Lee Briggs](/guest/lee-briggs)January 1, 2021

## Listening Options

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## Questions

What is Infrastructure as Code (IaC)?

Why would you want to adopt IaC?

- Who made changes to the code
- Ticket that was linked
- Collaboration
- Documentation

Does IaC document your infrastructure?

Does IaC allow for solid Dev Ops?

## Pulumi

What is Pulumi?

What makes Pulumi different than

- Serverless Framework - [https://www.pulumi.com/docs/intro/vs/serverless/](https://www.pulumi.com/docs/intro/vs/serverless/)
- Cloud Formation - [https://www.pulumi.com/docs/intro/vs/cloud _ templates/](https://www.pulumi.com/docs/intro/vs/cloud_templates/)
- Terraform - [https://www.pulumi.com/docs/intro/vs/terraform/](https://www.pulumi.com/docs/intro/vs/terraform/)
- Arm

Will IaC take longer?

- Should it be used for an MVP?
- How large of a team would you have before using IaC?
- Is it worth the time to set up if it is just something quick.

Is Pulumi good for single code shops that know only a single language?

- Speed to market is easier.
- No need to learn markup language

How big is the learning curve of IaC?

- Serverless is YAML

Pulumi support “ecosystems”

- NodeJS
- Go
- .Net

## Episode Summary

1.1 Pulumi: https://codingcat.dev/podcast/infrastructure-as-code-with-pulumi

## Picks

### Alex Patterson

- [Mac Pro](https://www.apple.com/mac-pro/)

### Lee Briggs

- [Pulumi Example](https://github.com/pulumi/example)
- [Intro to Pulumi](https://www.pulumi.com/resources/introduction-to-pulumi?utm_source=codingcat)

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