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AWS AI coding assistant — code completion, security scanning, and AWS optimization

About Amazon Q Developer

Amazon Q Developer (formerly CodeWhisperer) is AWS's AI coding assistant. It provides code suggestions, security vulnerability scanning, and AWS service optimization. Especially strong for developers working with AWS services — it understands CloudFormation, CDK, Lambda, and other AWS patterns natively.

Key Features

AI code completion in 15+ languages
Built-in security vulnerability scanning
AWS service integration and optimization suggestions
Infrastructure as Code generation (CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform)
Code transformation — upgrade Java versions, modernize code
Natural language chat for coding questions
Free for individual developers
Integration with VS Code, JetBrains, and AWS Cloud9
Reference tracking for open source code suggestions
Enterprise tier with admin controls and SSO

Who Is It For?

Developers building on AWS, DevOps engineers, and enterprise teams in the AWS ecosystem.