Introducing Karma: Infrastructure as Consequence

Karma is an experimental system that treats infrastructure not just as state — but as consequence. What Is Karma? Karma is a new open source project that builds on the ideas behind Adage, extending them into a fully introspectable, graph-based runtime. At its core, Karma models your infrastructure as a graph of components, each defined by versioned configuration (in Git and AWS Parameter Store) and connected by runtime dependencies. Every component is: ...

April 18, 2025 · 3 min · Ted Strall

Adage: Configuration-Driven AWS Architecture - Core Design Principles

This article outlines the core design principles behind a configuration-driven approach to AWS infrastructure. These principles are designed to support modularity, auditability, scalability, and low-friction deployment across environments. Together, they form a consistent model that separates infrastructure code, configuration, and runtime behavior—while keeping everything connected through predictable patterns. If you’re looking to implement infrastructure that supports dynamic environments, feature isolation, and clean service boundaries, these principles provide a framework for building systems that are both flexible and easy to manage. ...

April 10, 2025 · 3 min · Ted Strall