Terraform Generation Alpha

The blog post explores the growing popularity of HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL) and Terraform in infrastructure as code (IaC) practices, highlighting how companies are leveraging Terraform providers to manage API resources alongside associated infrastructure. The text introduces an initiative by Speakeasy to automate the generation of Terraform providers from OpenAPI definitions by adding specific annotations, simplifying the process of creating, updating, and managing resources within APIs. The post also mentions new SDK features, emphasizing the importance of built-in retry logic to improve developer experience by allowing API builders to define appropriate retry strategies for handling errors and connection issues.