Malcolm Matalka

Cory O’Daniel, CEO of Massdriver and a founding member of OpenTofu, joins Malcolm Matalka, Co-Founder at Terrateam, to discuss the creation of OpenTofu, an open-source alternative to Terraform. They dive into its origins as a response to licensing changes and the thrill of fostering community engagement. The conversation highlights how OpenTofu aims to prevent vendor lock-in, enhance flexibility, and maintain compatibility with Terraform. They also address the challenges faced in evolving the HashiCorp Configuration Language and the cultural hurdles organizations encounter with Infrastructure as Code.

Speakers on August 21st discuss HashiCorp's controversial license change, disappointment among the Terraform community, BSL code concerns, and collaboration challenges in the Alumos Project. Excitement surrounds the manifesto with strong support and grassroots enthusiasm.

Malcolm Matalka, co-founder of TerraTeam and an expert in infrastructure-as-code (IaC), joins to debunk the myth that IaC is dead. He highlights IaC's vital role in managing infrastructure lifecycles and contrasts simple YAML with powerful IaC tools like Terraform. Discussion dives into Terraform's practical challenges, such as one-way workflows and drift, while celebrating its wide applicability. Matalka emphasizes that AI is here to assist, not replace IaC, and predicts a future where IaC and control-plane models converge, ensuring IaC's continued relevance.