1. How Terraform Manages Resource State After running terraform init, Terraform downloads the dependent plugins into a local plugins directory. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 tree -aL 5 . |-- myresource.tf |-- .terraform | `-- plugins | |-- registry.terraform.io | | |-- hashicorp | | | `-- null | | `-- shaowenchen | | `-- qingcloud | `-- selections.

1. Testing Is a Beacon at Sea The more complex and larger a project is, the more it demonstrates the value and importance of testing. Testing guarantees that the direction is right. Like a beacon appearing at sea while sailing, it can be used to check and correct the course, so the helmsman can stay aware of the situation at any moment and make adjustments.

1. Terraform Vs Kubernetes Infrastructure as Code (Iac) is built on immutable infrastructure: it uses orchestration tools to turn infrastructure into text, so you can manage infrastructure the way you manage code. In 2018 I was working on SaaS development, deploying on the Kubernetes platform, and that was the year Terraform was very hot.