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Introduction
- The presenter, Matt Lewis, is an IBM employee and an AWS Hero and Ambassador in the UK.
- The session will focus on boosting productivity using AWS Amplify Studio (Q Developer).
- The audience is encouraged to try out Q Developer for free by signing up with an Amazon Builder ID.
AI Coding Assistance
- The presenter starts by asking the audience about their use of AI coding assistants and their perceived productivity boost.
- Gartner predicts that by 2028, 75% of all Enterprise software engineers will use AI code assistance, suggesting that those not using it will be at a competitive disadvantage.
- AI coding assistants are non-deterministic, meaning the generated code may not be 100% accurate or follow coding standards, and can contain vulnerabilities.
Positioning of Q Developer
- The presenter breaks down tasks that can be performed in Q Developer based on context (low to high) and complexity (simple to complex).
- Q Developer features:
- Chat window for simple tasks
- Inline chat for interacting with code
- Workspace context for comprehensive project understanding
- Agents for autonomous tasks (code generation, unit tests, code review, documentation, code transformation)
Code Understanding
- The presenter demonstrates how Q Developer can be used to generate a detailed README file for an unfamiliar codebase by leveraging the Documentation Agent.
- Using the Workspace context, Q Developer can identify the files that interact with a specific component (Bedrock) in the application.
- Q Developer can also generate a sequence diagram in PlantUML format to visualize the data flow between the frontend and backend components.
Visualization
- The presenter showcases how Q Developer can generate architecture diagrams in Mermaid format based on a Cloud Formation template.
- Q Developer can also generate a Cloud Formation template from a Draw.io diagram, demonstrating the ability to go from a visual representation to working infrastructure-as-code.
Code Transformation
- The presenter demonstrates the Code Transformation Agent, which can upgrade a Java 11 application to Java 17, handling library and framework updates, and passing all unit tests.
- The agent generates a transformation plan, applies the changes, and provides a summary of the updates.
Unit Test Generation
- The presenter shows how the Test Agent can automatically generate unit tests for the methods in a Java class.
Vulnerability Scanning
- Q Developer includes built-in code scanning and security scanning capabilities, using tools like Code Guru Detector to identify vulnerabilities, secrets, and infrastructure-as-code issues.
Code Generation
- The presenter discusses the importance of prompt engineering when using Q Developer for code generation, demonstrating how the output can be customized by modifying the prompt.
- A personalization file can be used to configure Q Developer's code generation preferences.
Demonstration
- The presenter walks through a step-by-step process of using Q Developer to build a full-stack application, including a backend API and a React-based frontend.
- The process involves using Infrastructure Composer to define the backend resources, the Developer Agent to generate the backend and frontend code, and the inline chat to debug and fix issues.
- The final application is deployed using AWS CDK, demonstrating how Q Developer can be used to generate infrastructure-as-code from high-level requirements.
Resources and Key Takeaways
- The presenter provides a list of useful resources for learning more about Q Developer, including the changelog, tips, and a curated list of articles.
- Key takeaways:
- Explore the full capabilities of Q Developer, including the various agents.
- Use Q Developer to ask basic architectural questions and for code generation.
- Focus on prompt engineering to customize the output of Q Developer.
- Consider creating prompt templates to bootstrap new projects.
- Q Developer is available for free with an Amazon Builder ID.