Meetup - The Present and The Future of Infrastructure as Code
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The goal is to discuss Infrastructure as Code with several experts and lightning talks by the community (no boring sales pitches).
This HUG meetup will be in English and will talk about the Present and The Future of Infrastructure as Code:
- Pulumi, Terraform, CDK, other ?
- What do you think about Components and Higher-level constructs?
- Why is the DX experience an afterthought?
- Is type safety overrated?
- How many IaC tools does it take to change a light bulb?
- Ask your question beforehand here
Join us if you are curious about DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, Pulumi, CDKs, and everything in between!
Agenda
â° Meetup on Tuesday 11th of October from 6 PM.
đ đ„€ 18:00 - Snacks and non-alcoholic drinks (sponsored by Couchbase). Time to mingle.
âĄïž 19:00 - Lightning talk - 10 minutes max, by the community, no sales pitches, straight to the point. Call for speakers is open!
đ€ 19:30 - Round table (in English) - the Present and The Future of Infrastructure as Code - with industry experts:
âïž Paul Stack works as an engineering manager at Pulumi Corporation and is an expert in DevOps, IaC, and many other areas.
âïž Matthieu Napoli is an AWS Hero, former PM of Serverless Framework, and author of Lift, integrating AWS CDK with Serverless Framework.
âïž Sebastian Korfmann is an AWS Hero and the original creator of Terraform for CDK.
âïž Anton Babenko (moderator) is an AWS Hero, Terraform influencer, and open-source maintainer of AWS Terraform modules.
Want to Join Us?
You need to be in Paris on the 11th of October and register by following this link!
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