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76 points andout_ | 4 comments | 14 Nov 25 11:41 UTC | HN request time: 0.783s | source
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_pdp_ ◴[14 Nov 25 13:39 UTC] No.45926597[source]▶
cool...

btw, on a tangent, I always thought that infra can be defined in typescript types.... is is strange but no need for custom language

someone please steal this idea and make something out of it

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1. embedding-shape ◴[14 Nov 25 13:42 UTC] No.45926612[source]▶
Ever tried Pulumi? I myself am allergic to TypeScript, but seems they support using it, among a ton of other languages: https://www.pulumi.com/docs/iac/languages-sdks/javascript/
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2. _pdp_ ◴[14 Nov 25 17:01 UTC] No.45928832[source]▶
I literally meant typescript types... i.e. define the types of the solution rather than an algorithm... it servers the same purpose as using something like terraform:

``` interface BaseEC2 extends AWSEC2 { type: '...' }

// export means build export interface MyInstance extends BaseEC2 { // some customisations }

// fleet export interface EC2Fleet extends EC2Fleet { instances: MyInstance } ```

etc...

wacky idea but I kind of like it

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3. embedding-shape ◴[14 Nov 25 17:09 UTC] No.45928928[source]▶
Ah, I think what you're asking for is "declarative" configuration, rather than the typical imperative code for setting up infrastructure. I think that's what you're out after, but with strong types?
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4. _pdp_ ◴[14 Nov 25 17:34 UTC] No.45929239{3}[source]▶
Exactly...