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Getting Started With Amazon CodeWhisperer and AWS Lambda

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Lab description

Amazon CodeWhisperer is a machine learning-powered coding companion that provides code recommendations based on contextual information like prior code and comments.

The AWS Lambda console provides a built-in code editor that supports Amazon CodeWhisperer suggestions. Although the Lambda console does not support all of the features of Amazon CodeWhisperer, it can be used to accelerate the development of simple Lambda functions.

In this lab, you will learn how to enable Amazon CodeWhisperer suggestions in the AWS Lambda console and how to use those suggestions to write and deploy a JavaScript function.

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this beginner-level lab, you will be able to:

  • Enable Amazon CodeWhisperer suggestions in the AWS Lambda console
  • Utilize Amazon CodeWhisperer suggestions to write and deploy a JavaScript function

Intended audience

  • Cloud Developers
  • Software Engineers

Prerequisites

Familiarity with the following will be beneficial but is not required:

  • AWS Lambda
  • Amazon CodeWhisperer
  • JavaScript

The following content can be used to fulfill the prerequisites:

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Lab steps
Logging In to the Amazon Web Services Console
Generating Code Suggestions With Amazon CodeWhisperer and AWS Lambda