btw CDKTF was deprecated on December, 2025.
I liked it but, it was a hassle to get it running.
Yes, same experience here. Was also a breeze to go from CDKTF TypeScript to TF HCL and shed a substantial number of dependencies as a result. Very happy with where it's at today, but also happy I came in through CDKTF.
There is a community fork: CDK Terrain (https://cdktn.io/).