AWS Announces General Availability of Console-to-Code, Simplifying Infrastructure Automation
AWS has announced the general availability of Console-to-Code, a service that converts actions performed in the AWS Management Console into reusable code for the AWS CLI, CloudFormation, or CDK. This feature enables developers to generate code from console actions, streamlining the transition from prototyping to production deployments.
According to Abhishek Gupta, principal developer advocate at AWS, users can convert console actions to reusable code with just a few clicks, using infrastructure-as-code formats such as CloudFormation templates and AWS CDK.
Randall Hunt, Technologist and VP of Cloud at Caylent, notes that Console-to-Code is similar to Former2, which was released around 7 years ago. However, Console-to-Code only supports EC2, VPC, and RDS services, whereas Former2 supported more services.
Corey Quinn, chief cloud economist at The Duckbill Group, agrees that Console-to-Code is an official version of Former2, but notes that it does not require "AI Powering" like the original.