Terraform Called 'Terrorism': Devs Debate Best IaC Tools for Modern Workflows

JasonBotterill · x · 2026-08-12

A developer complains that maintaining Terraform is painful, often breaking due to manual UI changes that conflict with the state file.

In the quoted discussion, the community compares current Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools: CloudFormation is good but not agnostic; Crossplane is recommended if you aren't afraid of Kubernetes; and Plumi offers a better testing flow. This highlights the challenges traditional IaC tools face in complex cloud-native and AI agent workflows.

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