This article highlights Amazon CodeWhisperer, an AI-powered coding companion that uses generative AI to provide real-time code suggestions and improve developer productivity.

• Provides real-time code suggestions from snippets to full functions and unit tests
• Detects vulnerabilities and provides security recommendations aligned with OWASP best practices
• Flags code resembling open-source training data with repository URLs and licenses
• BUILDSTR reduced prototyping time by 40% and vulnerabilities by over 50%
• Data analysts reduced data preparation setup time from 15 to 5 minutes
• Unit test writing time reduced by 40% with automated negative test suggestions
• Supports 15 programming languages including Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Rust
• Available in VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, JupyterLab, AWS Cloud9, Lambda console, SageMaker Studio
• Free tier available for individual developers

CodeWhisperer enhances developer productivity and code quality across prototyping, testing, data analysis, and security while supporting multiple programming languages and development environments.