CodeWhisperer

CodeWhisperer is the latest AI programming software released by Amazon. Trained on billions of lines of code, it can generate code suggestions ranging from snippets to complete functions in real time based on developers’ comments and existing code. It alleviates time-consuming programming tasks and speeds up the process of building code when using unfamiliar APIs. Currently, Amazon’s CodeWhisperer is completely free for individual users, offering unlimited code suggestion generations and 50 code security scans per month!

The main functions of CodeWhisperer

1. Generate code suggestions in real time. Understand comments written in natural language (English) and generate function-level and block-level code suggestions in real time to improve developers’ productivity.
2. Support for popular programming languages and IDEs. Provide AI-based code suggestions for a variety of programming languages, including Python, Java, JavaScript, etc., and are compatible with VS Code and JetBrains series IDEs.
3. Built-in security scanning. With CodeWhisperer, developers can scan Java, JavaScript, and Python projects to detect hard-to-find vulnerabilities.
4. Open-source code reference tracker. Comes with a built-in reference tracker to detect whether code suggestions might be similar to open-source training data and can flag such suggestions.
5. Integration with AWS services. Provides code suggestions optimized for AWS APIs, enabling developers to use AWS services more efficiently.

The product price of CodeWhisperer

• For individual developers, CodeWhisperer can be used for free, supporting unlimited generation of code suggestions and free use of the reference tracker, with 50 code scans available per month.
• For enterprise organizations, the professional version is priced at $19 per user per month, providing 500 code security scans.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is CodeWhisperer free?

For individual developers, CodeWhisperer can be used for free, supporting unlimited code suggestion generations.

What programming languages does CodeWhisperer specifically support?

CodeWhisperer supports 15 programming languages, including Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, Go, PHP, Rust, Kotlin, SQL, Ruby, C++, C, Shell, and Scala.

What editors or IDEs does CodeWhisperer support?

The code editors or IDEs supported by CodeWhisperer include Amazon Sagemaker Studio, JupyterLab, Visual Studio Code, JetBrains’ IDEs, AWS Cloud9, AWS Lambda, and AWS Glue Studio.

What large model is CodeWhisperer based on?

CodeWhisperer is supported by a foundation model trained on a variety of data sources, including Amazon and open-source code.