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

View More author details

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

Why subscribe?

22. Other Books You May Enjoy

PHP auto-code generation using Amazon Q Developer

Just like previously, first, let’s assume that a new web programmer is planning to work with PHP (which is a recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) and does not have much experience coding with a PHP background. Let’s use Amazon Q Developer’s chat-style interface to educate the programmer.

PHP language basics

Let’s learn about the PHP programming language:

Q: What is programming language PHP and what are use cases best suitable for PHP ?

Figure 6.7 – Chat style – PHP basics

As you can see in the preceding screenshot, Amazon Q Developer provided basic information, such as informing us that PHP is a popular, open source, server-side scripting language widely used for web development. It is designed primarily for creating dynamic web pages and web applications. PHP’s versatility and the availability of numerous libraries and frameworks have...