https://abyss.dev/tags/aws/Recent content in Aws on Craig ReederHugoen-us&copy; <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CC BY-NC 4.0</a>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://abyss.dev/posts/5-tips-tf/Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://abyss.dev/posts/5-tips-tf/<p>Over the years of working with OpenTofu, Terraform, and the AWS CLI, I&rsquo;ve tried to optimize my tooling and developer experience. Since I am a consultant and use AWS CLI and OpenTofu or Terraform on a daily basis, it&rsquo;s important to me that I have low friction between me and the work I need to perform. I often work with several different environments and clients in a given day.</p> <p>The following is a collection of tools and practices that help me reduce that friction. Some are existing tools I&rsquo;ve adopted, others are scripts and aliases I&rsquo;ve built to eliminate repetitive tasks. Each one is simple on its own, but together they save me hours every week.</p>