CFN and CDK Standards

CFN

Output Variables

• Scenario specifications must document the names of CFN Output variables.
• Like all variables, CFN output variables must be appropriately descriptive.

CDK

• Always commit the output of cdk synth

When to use CFN vs CDK

(This section is a guideline, not a standard)

• Prefer CFN.
• Use what you're more comfortable with.
• If you need to include static and build artifacts, prefer CDK.
• Above three resources of the same type is a smell that CDK might be more apporpriate.