You're reading from Generative AI-Powered Assistant for Developers Accelerate software development with Amazon Q Developer

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835089149

Length 416 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

AWS

Concepts

GPT/LLMs

Authors (2):

Behram Irani

Rahul Sonawane

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1:Generative AI-Powered Assistant

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Generative AI-Powered Assistants FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Introducing and Setting Up Amazon Q Developer

4. Part 2:Generate Code Recommendations

5. Chapter 3: Understanding Auto-Code Generation Techniques

6. Chapter 4: Boost Coding Efficiency for Python and Java with Auto-Code Generation

7. Chapter 5: Boost Coding Efficiency for C and C++ with Auto-Code Generation

8. Chapter 6: Boost Coding Efficiency for JavaScript and PHP with Auto-Code Generation

9. Chapter 7: Boost Coding Efficiency for SQL with Auto-Code Generation

10. Chapter 8: Boost Coding Efficiency for Command-Line and Shell Script with Auto-Code Generation

11. Chapter 9: Boost Coding Efficiency for JSON, YAML, and HCL with Auto-Code Generation

12. Part 3:Advanced Assistant Features

13. Chapter 10: Customizing Code Recommendations

14. Chapter 11: Understanding Code References

15. Chapter 12: Simplifying Code Explanation, Optimization, Transformation, and Feature Development

16. Chapter 13: Simplifying Scanning and Fixing Security Vulnerabilities in Code

17. Part 4:Accelerate Build on AWS

18. Chapter 14: Accelerate Data Engineering on AWS

19. Chapter 15: Accelerate Building Solutions on AWS

20. Chapter 16: Accelerate the DevOps Process on AWS

21. Index

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Introducing and Setting Up Amazon Q Developer

In this chapter, we will look at the following key topics:

Amazon Q nomenclature
Amazon Q Developer basics
Amazon Q Developer features
Amazon Q Developer tiers
Amazon Q Developer setup for third-party IDEs
Amazon Q Developer setup for the command line
Amazon Q Developer setup for AWS coding environments
Build on AWS with support from Amazon Q Developer

In our previous chapter, we laid the foundation for how generative AI-powered assistants help developers improve their productivity, and we also looked at some of the assistants available in the market. In this chapter, we will focus on Amazon Q Developer – a developer tool that helps us understand and build applications using generative AI. It supports developers across the software development lifecycle. With Amazon Q Developer, employees receive timely, pertinent information and guidance, facilitating streamlined tasks, faster decision...