AI Paired Programming with Amazon Q

Course details

Amazon Q Developer is a generative AI-powered coding assistant that enhances your coding workflow, error diagnosis, and data integration tasks. This course provides a hands-on, practical approach to understanding and utilizing Amazon Q Developer's capabilities. Instructor Kesha Williams shows you how to set up the tool, generate code snippets, diagnose and fix errors, modernize legacy codebases, and more. By the end of this course, you'll be equipped with the skills required to integrate Amazon Q Developer into your daily workflows, maximizing both productivity and efficiency.

Learning objectives
Successfully set up and configure Amazon Q Developer in your development environment and preferred IDE.
Generate code snippets and functions using natural language.
Diagnose and fix common coding errors in real time.
Use Amazon Q from the command-line interface (CLI).
Transform and modernize legacy codebases, and optimize SQL queries.

Concepts

Introduction

Welcome to Amazon Q

Introducing Amazon Q Developer

Explore Amazon Q Developer
Highlight key features and benefits

Setting Up Amazon Q Developer

Prepare for setup
Challenge - Setup Amazon Q Developer
Solution - Setup Amazon Q Developer

Utilizing Core Capabilities

Generate code with natural language
Challenge - Generate code
Solution - Generate code
Diagnose and fix common errors
Challenge - Diagnose and fix common errors
Solution - Diagnose and fix common errors
Use Amazon Q from the CLI
Challenge - Use Amazon Q from the CLI
Solution - Use Amazon Q from the CLI

Leveraging Advanced Features

Transforming and modernizing code
Challenge - Code transformation
Solution - Code transformation
Optimize SQL queries
Challenge - Query optimization
Solution - Query optimization

Applying Best Practices and Tips

Maximizing productivity with customizations
Ensuring security and compliance

Conclusion

Exploring the future role of developers
Your Amazon Q journey