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What is Amazon Q Developer?

Amazon Q Developer is a generative AI-powered assistant designed to help developers and IT professionals build, operate, and transform software. It also assists data scientists in managing data and AI/ML projects. The tool integrates with popular development environments and provides real-time code suggestions, vulnerability scanning, and chat functionalities.


Top Features

  • Real-time Code Suggestions: Generates code snippets or full functions based on comments and existing code.
  • Autonomous Agents: Performs tasks like unit testing, documentation, and code reviews autonomously.
  • AWS Expertise: Provides guidance on AWS architecture, cost optimization, and operational incidents.
  • Security Scanning: Identifies vulnerabilities and suggests fixes, outperforming many leading tools.
  • Customization: Connects to private repositories for more relevant code recommendations.
  • Multi-Platform Support: Works in IDEs (JetBrains, VS Code, Eclipse), CLI, AWS Console, and GitLab.


Pricing

Amazon Q Developer offers a Free Tier with 50 chat interactions, 5 software development sessions, and 1,000 lines of code transformation per month. For detailed pricing, visit the Amazon Q Developer pricing page.


FAQs

  • What is Amazon Q Developer?
    It’s a generative AI assistant for software development, offering code suggestions, security scanning, and AWS expertise.

  • How does it improve productivity?
    It accelerates development tasks, reduces coding time, and provides expert AWS guidance.

  • Is my data secure?
    Yes, proprietary content is not used for service improvement, and it adheres to enterprise-grade access controls.

  • Where can I use it?
    It integrates with IDEs, CLI, AWS Console, and GitLab, offering flexibility across platforms.

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