InfoWorld

Amazon Q for developers is generally available

Amazon Q Developer, the evolution of Amazon CodeWhisperer, can be used from the AWS console, Slack, or development environments such as Visual Studio Code and JetBrains IDEs. Amazon Web Services (AWS) ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Comparing Amazon Q and GitHub Copilot Agentic AI in VS Code

Amazon Q Developer outperformed GitHub Copilot Pro in some aspects, completing a complex editorial task in 5 minutes compared to Copilot's 15 minutes. While GitHub Copilot demonstrated superior ...
InfoWorld

Amazon Q Developer review: Code completions, code chat, and AWS skills

Amazon Q Developer works well for completing lines of code, doc strings, and if/for/while/try code blocks, but can’t generate full functions for certain use cases. When I reviewed Amazon CodeWhisperer ...
CSOonline

Hackers can slip ghost commands into the Amazon Q Developer VS Code Extension

The Amazon Q Developer VS Code Extension is reportedly vulnerable to stealthy prompt injection attacks using invisible Unicode Tag characters. According to the author of the “Embrace The Red” blog, ...
Geeky Gadgets

Amazon Q Developer : An AI Coding Assistant Built for Scale

Amazon’s Q Developer is an advanced AI-powered coding assistant designed to transform the software development process. By using natural language processing and automation, it enables developers to ...
SiliconANGLE

Amazon Q introduces AI-powered inline chat directly in the code editor for developers

Amazon Q Developer, Amazon Web Services Inc.’s artificial intelligence software development assistant, today announced support for inline chat that combines the ability to invoke assistants within ...
CSOonline

Hacker inserts destructive code in Amazon Q tool as update goes live

A hacker managed to insert destructive system commands into Amazon’s Visual Studio Code extension used for accessing its AI-powered coding assistant, Q, which was later distributed to users through an ...