The Abstraction Debt in Infrastructure as Code

The Abstraction Debt in Infrastructure as Code

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Michael Rose
Mar 12, 2025

This article serves as the starting point for a microblog series exploring the challenges of managing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) at scale. The reflections here are solely my own views, based on my experiences and the lessons learned (sometimes the hard way) when building and maintaining large-scale infrastructure. This first entry lays the groundwork for the complexities, trade-offs, and regrets that come with designing IaC solutions.

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Michael Rose

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