Another part of Terraform's power is the fact it's all text. We can store it in version control and see changes over time, as well as have it go through CI/CD.

Another part of Terraform's power is the fact it's all text. We can store it in version control and see changes over time, as well as have it go through CI/CD. While there are platform specific alternatives like Cloud Formation, learning a new system for each platform would be a pain, and frankly, things like Cloud Formation just aren't as nice to work with compared to Terraform.