Amazon Q Developer

Amazon Q Developer is an AI-powered coding assistant designed by AWS to enhance software development and infrastructure management. It provides real-time code suggestions, optimizes code, writes unit tests, and scans for vulnerabilities, with a particular focus on assisting developers working with AWS resources.

Key features:
- Real-time Code Suggestions: Generates code snippets to full functions based on user comments and existing code
- CLI Completions and Translations: Supports command line interface completions and natural language to bash translation
- Autonomous Agents: Facilitates complex, multistep tasks in software development, including feature implementation and code documentation
- Code Optimization and Security: Helps write unit tests, optimize code, and scan for vulnerabilities with instant remediation suggestions
- Legacy Code Modernization: Transforms legacy code efficiently with dedicated AI agents
- Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Support: Provides inline code suggestions and vulnerability scanning in popular IDEs
- Mobile and Command Line Accessibility: Available on the AWS Console Mobile Application and supports AI chat and CLI autocompletions in terminals

How it works:
1. Integrates directly into the AWS ecosystem
2. Users interact with it through a web app, mobile app, or various IDEs
3. Uses natural language processing to understand user queries
4. Generates appropriate code or command responses based on user input
5. Leverages advanced AI models trained to understand and generate code

Integrations:
- IDEs: JetBrains, IntelliJ IDEA, Visual Studio, and VS Code
- Command Line: Supports local terminals and Secure Shell (SSH) environments
- Mobile: iOS and Android via the AWS Console Mobile Application

Use of AI:
Amazon Q Developer uses AI to provide real-time code suggestions, optimize code, write unit tests, scan for vulnerabilities, and assist with AWS resource management.

AI foundation model:
Built on a proprietary AI foundation model developed by AWS, specifically designed for coding and infrastructure management tasks.

Target users:
Software developers, especially those working within the AWS ecosystem, ranging from novice to experienced developers who need to manage AWS resources, modernize legacy code, or enhance code reliability and security.

How to access:
Available as a web app, mobile app, and can be integrated into several IDEs.