Author: Mark Otto

Announcing the European region for Amazon Q Developer

April 14, 2025 By Mark Otto Off

As I sat down to write this post, my daughter called from the top of the Eiffel Tower on a trip with her high school class. While she excitedly pointed her camera toward the Parisian skyline, I was struck by how technology has transformed our…

What’s The Problem With Vibe Coding? [Honest Review]

April 14, 2025 By Mark Otto Off

Vibe coding is fast, fun, and dangerously easy to get wrong. Before you adopt it as your default workflow, read this article to the end – you might rethink how much you trust that glowing autocomplete. Are you wondering if vibe coding can scale beyond…

Introducing the quick start experience for Amazon Q Developer Pro

April 13, 2025 By Mark Otto Off

For software developers, development teams and IT Professionals, the Amazon Q Developer Pro Tier is recommended. The pro tier offers higher limits, enterprise administration, an analytics dashboard, code customizations and IP indemnity. In addition, the Amazon Q Developer Pro Tier requires AWS IAM Identity Center.…

Converting embedded SQL in Java applications with Amazon Q Developer

April 12, 2025 By Mark Otto Off

As organizations modernize their database infrastructure, migrating from systems like Oracle to open source solutions such as PostgreSQL is becoming increasingly common. However, this transition presents a significant challenge: discovering and converting embedded SQL within existing Java applications to ensure compatibility with the new database…

Simplifying Code Documentation with Amazon Q Developer

April 11, 2025 By Mark Otto Off

In the fast-paced world of software development, maintaining comprehensive documentation often falls to the bottom of priority lists in favor of delivering functionality. Amazon Q Developer’s /doc agent changes this equation by automating README generation and updates. With this tool, the variable of time spent producing…

Comparing Tauri and Electron

April 11, 2025 By Mark Otto Off

Next.js Fundamentals, v4 — Master Next.js with Scott Moss. Learn React Server Components, Server Actions, dynamic routing, authentication, caching, and edge functions. Create a modern React app, deploy it to Vercel, and level up your skills. Frontend Masters Node.js Testing Best Practices — A detailed guide…

Announcing inline chat in Eclipse with Amazon Q Developer

April 10, 2025 By Mark Otto Off

Earlier today Amazon Q Developer launched inline chat in the Eclipse IDE (in preview). In this post, I’ll walk you through how I’ve been using this powerful new capability to streamline my Java development workflow, from refactoring existing code to optimizing performance-critical methods. Whether you’re…

How We Invented Our Own AI Software Engineer

April 10, 2025 By Mark Otto Off

Hi everyone! We are super happy to announce a major update – a few days ago we finally introduced our new AI Engineer to Flatlogic Platform. Editing web app with AIFlatlogic AI Engineer implements requested change in seconds Long story short – now you can:…

Speaking Your Language: Expanded language support in Amazon Q Developer

April 9, 2025 By Mark Otto Off

As the world of software development becomes increasingly global, the need for tools that support multiple languages has become paramount. Earlier today, Amazon Q Developer announced expanded language support. In this post, I explore the recent expansion of language support in Amazon Q Developer, a powerful…

Major Milestone with Launch of AI Engineer – Flatlogic Team

April 9, 2025 By Mark Otto Off

We are excited to share with you a significant update to our web application development platform, introducing the AI Engineer – an intelligent agent that helps you build and evolve your web application by talking to it. It understands plain English, gathers requirements, and lets…