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

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome to Amazon Q

1. Introducing Amazon Q Developer

02 - Explore Amazon Q Developer
03 - Highlight key features and benefits

2. Setting Up Amazon Q Developer

04 - Prepare for setup
05 - Challenge - Setup Amazon Q Developer
06 - Solution - Setup Amazon Q Developer

3. Utilizing Core Capabilities

07 - Generate code with natural language
08 - Challenge - Generate code
09 - Solution - Generate code
10 - Diagnose and fix common errors
11 - Challenge - Diagnose and fix common errors
12 - Solution - Diagnose and fix common errors
13 - Use Amazon Q from the CLI
14 - Challenge - Use Amazon Q from the CLI
15 - Solution - Use Amazon Q from the CLI

4. Leveraging Advanced Features

16 - Transforming and modernizing code
17 - Challenge - Code transformation
18 - Solution - Code transformation
19 - Optimize SQL queries
20 - Challenge - Query optimization
21 - Solution - Query optimization

5. Applying Best Practices and Tips

22 - Maximizing productivity with customizations
23 - Ensuring security and compliance

Conclusion

24 - Exploring the future role of developers
25 - Your Amazon Q journey