Amazon Q Developer, launched on April 30, 2024, is an AI coding assistant designed to enhance AWS development through natural language interaction, code generation, and refactoring. The tool integrates with various platforms such as IDEs and the AWS console, providing features that support developers at all levels. While AI assistants can increase productivity through faster coding, they still have limitations, emphasizing the need for personal and team development.

1. Amazon Q Developer
Dhaval Nagar
AWS HERO, Founder @ APPGAMBIT

2. It’s designed as an Assistant, like Pair Programming.
Amazon Q Developer GA released on April 30, 2024,
Originally Amazon CodeWhisperer.

3. Normal Development Cycle

4. ● Github Copilot
● Codium AI
● StackOverflow OverflowAI
● OpenAI ChatGPT
● Kapa.ai
● Amazon Q (CodeWhisperer)
Popular Coding Assistants

5. thebusinessdive.com/ai-assistant-statistics

6. ● Huge number of services
● Large volume of documentation and regular updates
● Diverse Best Practices
● Different ways to interact - CLI, APIs, Console, IaC
● Large amount of 3rd party resources
Why an AI Assistant for AWS!!
Having a specialized AI Assistant for Everything
AWS can help engineers at all levels.

7. Amazon Q Developer Integration
IDE Online CLI
Amazon Q in
AWS Console
Amazon Q
Mac App

8. Amazon Q Developer Features
● Natural Language Conversations
● Code Explanation
● Refactor or Fix Code
● Generate New Code
● Amazon Q in AWS Console
● Summary

9. Demo
List S3 Bucket CLI Command
● scan you help create a cli command to list out all the s3 buckets
Create an IAM Role from CLI
● can you help me with a CLI command to create an IAM role with Read Only
permissions of the AWS account
Create a Serverless API
● Create a simple Serverless API to collect user contact information and store in
DynamoDB
● Please analyse the cloudformation script and see if you can find any issues
● please adjust this role to the AWS best practices of least priviledges and only
allow the role to write into the dynamodb table name "website-contacts"

10. AI responses aren’t completely reliable
Faster code created by AI tools may help individuals
be more productive. But real gains will come from
improving yourself and the whole team.

11. $19/mo Per User
Higher limits on advanced features
Amazon Q Developer Pro Tier

12. How many of you would board a plane
safety-tested by GenAI?

13. Thank You!
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Twitter: @dhavaln