Malte Ubl` discusses the concept of `framework-defined infrastructure`, an evolution of `infrastructure as code (IaC)` that abstracts over cloud primitives to provide portability, eliminate manual configuration, and increase productivity. This approach uses well-established patterns in frameworks to automatically map framework concepts onto appropriate infrastructure without explicit declaration or configuration. The author highlights the benefits of this concept, including more predictable, lower-cost, and lower-risk DevOps through truly serverless—and, dare we say, infrastructureless—architecture. The text also provides examples using Next.js, a popular open-source framework, to demonstrate how framework-defined infrastructure improves development experiences in modern views of infrastructure definition and automation.