Key Features
About Amazon CodeWhisperer
Amazon CodeWhisperer is AWS's answer to AI-powered coding assistance, offering unique advantages for developers working within the Amazon ecosystem. Trained on billions of lines of code including Amazon's internal repositories, CodeWhisperer excels at generating code that follows AWS best practices and integrates seamlessly with AWS services. The platform provides real-time code suggestions, security scans, and reference tracking to ensure compliance and quality. CodeWhisperer's security scanning feature automatically identifies vulnerabilities and suggests fixes, making it invaluable for production code. The tool's reference tracker shows when suggestions match public code, providing attribution and helping avoid licensing issues. With deep integration into AWS services, CodeWhisperer can generate infrastructure-as-code templates, Lambda functions, and API integrations with minimal input. The platform supports 15 programming languages and integrates with popular IDEs including VS Code, IntelliJ, and AWS Cloud9. For AWS developers, CodeWhisperer's understanding of cloud architecture patterns and service APIs makes it an indispensable tool for building scalable applications.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Excellent for AWS development
- Built-in security scanning
- Free for individuals
- Reference tracking for compliance
- Strong at cloud patterns
Cons
- •Best suited for AWS ecosystem
- •Fewer languages than competitors
- •Less creative suggestions
- •Requires AWS account