Meet Your New AI Pair Programmer: AWS CodeWhisperer
As a data scientist who spends days in Jupyter Notebooks, VS Code and other Python environments, I’m always looking for ways to code more efficiently. So when AWS announced their new AI auto-complete service CodeWhisperer, I was immediately intrigued.
The AI That Whispers Code in Your Ear
CodeWhisperer uses natural language processing models like GPT-3 to generate code suggestions as you type based on context and comments. It’s like having an AI pair programmer making recommendations as you work!
The service integrates directly into IDEs like VS Code and PyCharm. As soon as I linked my accounts, CodeWhisperer started suggesting Python and SQL snippets tailored to the libraries and data pipelines I was building.
Smoother Than Autocomplete
This goes far beyond standard autocomplete. I can describe in plain English what I want to implement, like “normalize columns in pandas dataframe,” and CodeWhisperer will suggest full code. It really understands context and the libraries I’m using.
The code also has thorough comments explaining each part, helping me learn as I go. I’m amazed at the complex snippets it can generate with just a simple prompt.
Your Personal AI Assistant
CodeWhisperer keeps getting smarter the more I use it. It adapts to my style based on the code I accept and reject. I also give it feedback by ‘liking’ the most helpful suggestions.
It feels like having my own personalized AI assistant that learns exactly how I code.
Next-Level Productivity
I’m already coding much faster with CodeWhisperer’s help. I no longer waste time digging through documents or trial-and-error debugging.
The only downside is I may forget how some libraries work under the hood as CodeWhisperer handles more of the basics! A fair tradeoff I’d say.
Give Your Coding a Boost
If you code for a living, I highly recommend giving CodeWhisperer a try. It’s currently in preview mode — you can request access on the AWS console.
For more on optimizing your data science workflow with AI check out my video:
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