Amazon Q Developer is a generative AI-powered assistant designed to enhance software development on AWS, providing real-time code suggestions, automation, and infrastructure management across various environments.

Key Features:

• Real-time code suggestions for snippets, functions, and CLI completions
• Autonomous agents for feature implementation, code documentation, and project bootstrapping
• Code transformation tools for upgrading legacy Java applications
• Vulnerability scanning and optimization for code reliability and security
• Seamless integration with popular IDEs, command line, and AWS Management Console

Use Cases:

• Accelerate development with context-aware code completions and suggestions
• Automate complex tasks like code transformation and project setup
• Manage AWS resources, diagnose errors, and optimize infrastructure through natural language prompts
• Scan codebases for vulnerabilities and write unit tests automatically
• Customize code recommendations by securely connecting to private repositories

Benefits:

• Increases developer productivity by streamlining the entire development lifecycle
• Improves code quality with built-in security scanning and optimization
• Offers flexible integration across IDEs, terminals, and AWS Console
• Ensures data privacy with enterprise-grade security and no data used for model training
• Supports seamless collaboration with AWS IAM Identity Center and access controls