aws-cdk-local VS LocalStack

Absolutely - CDK under the covers generates CloudFormation templates, which deploy natively on LocalStack. Certainly a great use case for local dev&test - especially if you want quick feedback cycles, ability to destroy the stack immediately, etc.

There's also a "cdklocal" command line which should make it fairly easy to get started with local CDK development: https://github.com/localstack/aws-cdk-local

cdklocal (https://github.com/localstack/aws-cdk-local, tested with 1.65.2)

CDK Local

Later you can use any S3 compatible storage because the code I write will still work, but for testing purposes on my local machine, I will use LocalStack:

Acesse o site da LocalStack e faça login.

To give this a slightly different spin:

--> "The best optimization is simply not spinning things up."

At least for local development and testing, as made possible by LocalStack (https://localstack.cloud), among other local testing solutions and emulators.

We've seen so many teams fall into the trap of "someone forgot to shut down dev resource X for a week and now we've racked up a $$$ bill on AWS".

What is everyone's strategy to avoid this kind of situation? Tools like `aws-nuke` (https://github.com/rebuy-de/aws-nuke) are awesome (!) to clean up unused resources, but frankly they should not be necessary in the first place.

(For others who hadn't heard of it: localstack is

LocalStack Website

O Localstack: https://localstack.cloud/, é um recurso que possibilita simular diversos recursos AWS (dynamoDB, s3, iam, cognito, ses), dentro da sua máquina, utilizando o docker.