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Amazon Q Developer (formerly CodeWhisperer) is AWS's answer to AI-assisted development, specifically optimized for cloud infrastructure. It excels at writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), generating complex AWS CloudFormation templates, and writing Lambda functions. Its "Security Scan" feature is unique: it automatically scans your generated code for vulnerabilities (like exposed API keys or SQL injection flaws) before you deploy. Q also lives in the AWS Console, allowing you to ask questions like "Why is my EC2 instance failing health checks?" and receiving diagnostic answers based on your actual log data.