This index highlights the primary developer tools, SDKs, IDE Toolkits, and Command Line Tools for developing and managing your AWS applications.

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The AWS Developer Tools help you securely store and version control your application's source code and automatically build, test, and deploy your application to AWS or your on-premises environment.

AWS CodeCommit is a fully-managed source control service that makes it easy for companies to host secure and highly scalable private Git repositories. CodeCommit eliminates the need to operate your own source control system or worry about scaling its infrastructure. You can use CodeCommit to securely store anything from source code to binaries, and it works seamlessly with your existing Git tools. 
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AWS CodePipeline is a continuous integration and continuous delivery service for fast and reliable application and infrastructure updates. CodePipeline builds, tests, and deploys your code every time there is a code change, based on the release process models you define. This enables you to rapidly and reliably deliver features and updates. You can easily build out an end-to-end solution by using our pre-built plugins for popular third-party services like GitHub or integrating your own custom plugins into any stage of your release process. With AWS CodePipeline, you only pay for what you use. There are no upfront fees or long-term commitments.
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AWS CodeBuild is a fully managed build service that compiles source code, runs tests, and produces software packages that are ready to deploy. With CodeBuild, you don’t need to provision, manage, and scale your own build servers. CodeBuild scales continuously and processes multiple builds concurrently, so your builds are not left waiting in a queue. You can get started quickly by using prepackaged build environments, or you can create custom build environments that use your own build tools. With CodeBuild, you are charged by the minute for the compute resources you use.
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AWS CodeDeploy is a service that automates code deployments to any instance, including Amazon EC2 instances and instances running on-premises. AWS CodeDeploy makes it easier for you to rapidly release new features, helps you avoid downtime during application deployment, and handles the complexity of updating your applications. You can use AWS CodeDeploy to automate software deployments, eliminating the need for error-prone manual operations, and the service scales with your infrastructure so you can easily deploy to one instance or thousands.
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Simplify using AWS services in your applications with an API tailored to your programming language or platform.


Speed your AWS development with specialized cloud tools integrated into your development environment.


Control your AWS services from the command line and automate service management with scripts.

Manage multiple AWS services from a single command line tool. Available on Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX systems.

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Manage your AWS resources with the same PowerShell tools that you use to manage your Windows, Linux, or Mac environments. 

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AWS SAM Local is a CLI tool that allows you to locally test and debug your AWS Lambda functions defined by AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) templates.

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Test and deploy serverless applications built on AWS Lambda using SAM Local and AWS SAM. To see more tooling for serverless applications, visit here.

The AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM) is a model to define serverless applications. AWS SAM is natively supported by AWS CloudFormation and provides a simplified way of defining the Amazon API Gateway APIs, AWS Lambda functions, and Amazon DynamoDB tables needed by your serverless application. The specification is available under Apache 2.0. Learn more in our documentation.

AWS SAM Local is a complementary CLI tool that lets you locally test Lambda functions defined by AWS SAM templates. Learn more »

AWS SAM Local is a CLI tool that allows you to locally test and debug your AWS Lambda functions defined by AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) templates. SAM Local can be used to test functions locally, start a local API Gateway from a SAM template, validate a SAM template, and generate sample payloads for various event sources.

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