Elad Ben-Israel

Elad Ben-Israel, CEO at Wing Cloud and original creator of the AWS CDK, discusses the birth of CDK, benefits of open source, and the balance between open source and commercial interests. Explore the concept of eliminating scarcity and fostering community, and the evolution of cloud development with the introduction of Wing Lang.

Join Adam Keller, Senior Technologist at AWS, Elad Ben-Israel, Co-Founder of Wing and creator of the AWS CDK, and Eric Johnson, Principal Developer Advocate for Serverless at AWS, as they discuss the evolution of cloud development. They delve into the shift from Infrastructure as Code to Infrastructure Plus Code, emphasizing the role of powerful tools like the CDK and Wing. The conversation highlights the challenges of managing complex tech solutions, the importance of better abstractions, and how generative AI can streamline operational processes for developers.