Description

what is Amazon CodeWhisperer?

Amazon CodeWhisperer is a general-purpose, machine learning-powered code generator that provides real-time code suggestions in your Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and in the command line while you’re writing code .

key Features

• Code Completion: Amazon CodeWhisperer suggests complete functions, classes, or methods based on your current and previous inputs . For instance, in Java, a user inputs a comment. CodeWhisperer suggests a function signature. After the user accepts that suggestion, CodeWhisperer suggests a function body . In Python, it suggests complete statements for AWS credentials, helping to avoid security issues .

• Security Scanning: Amazon CodeWhisperer also flags potential security issues, such as unencrypted AWS credentials being written to a log .

• Libraries Recommendation: It helps developers choose the right libraries for their project by suggesting which libraries to import .

• Code Editing: Amazon CodeWhisperer can also enhance your coding experience by providing code completion suggestions in languages like JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, C#, Go, and Ruby .

• Unit Testing Support: Amazon CodeWhisperer can help write unit tests for your code. It identifies potential issues and suggests how to validate your code .

• Works with AWS Builder ID: You don’t need an AWS account to start using Amazon CodeWhisperer. You can authenticate with AWS Builder ID for an individual developer experience .

To start using Amazon CodeWhisperer, you can follow these steps:

1. Authenticate with AWS Builder ID: This ID allows you to use AWS CodeWhisperer without an AWS account 1.
2. Start writing code: Begin typing out your single lines of code or comments. Amazon CodeWhisperer will generate suggestions to complete the line 1.
3. Use arrow keys to cycle through suggestions: You can accept or reject the suggestions using the arrow keys 1.
4. **Use the tab key to accept suggestions for method calls or constants definitions 1.
5. **Use the Esc key to exit the code completion mode 1.
6. **Use the Enter key to start a new line in your code 1.
7. **Use the Ctrl + Shift + L key combination to run a security scan on your code 1.
8. **Use the Ctrl + Shift + R key combination to run a unit test on your code 1.
9. **Use the Ctrl + Shift + C key combination to comment out a block of code 1.

Remember, Amazon CodeWhisperer is continuously learning from your coding sessions and getting better at predicting your needs over time

pricing

Free