CloudShell
What developer does not love a good command-line interface (CLI)? AWS CloudShell provides your developers and system operators with a virtual command line in their AWS Cloud. It gives your staff a convenient way to access and manage their AWS resources directly from the AWS Management Console.
CloudShell provides a preconfigured, secure environment with popular command-line tools, eliminating the need for users to set up their own local development environments. With CloudShell, you can run commands, write scripts, and manage AWS resources using the command line, all within your web browser. Figure 18-2 shows the CloudShell interface in the AWS Management Console.
Figure 18-2 AWS CloudShell
CodeArtifact
Another cloud-based tool that your developers might just love is AWS CodeArtifact. This tool serves as a digital warehouse for your developer’s software packages. CodeArtifact is a secure and fully managed service that helps developers store, manage, and share software artifacts such as packages, dependencies, and libraries. With CodeArtifact, they can create their own repositories to organize and control access to your packages.
CodeArtifact acts as a reliable and scalable hub for software artifacts, making it easier for developers to fetch and share code components across different projects. CodeArtifact aims to simplify the package management process, ensuring that your software development workflow is smooth, efficient, and well organized.
CodeBuild
As its name suggests, AWS CodeBuild is a service that enables an automated build system in the cloud. CodeBuild compiles your source code, runs tests, and produces deployable artifacts—all without requiring you to manage the infrastructure.
With CodeBuild, you can easily set up build projects for your applications, specifying the source code location, build environment, and build commands. It supports various programming languages and build tools, making it flexible and adaptable to your project’s needs. CodeBuild helps streamline the development process, ensuring that your code is built and tested consistently, allowing you developer teams to focus more on writing code than on managing build servers.
CodeCommit
AWS CodeCommit is a secure and scalable home for developers’ source code in the AWS Cloud. CodeCommit provides a fully managed version control service, allowing your developers to store, manage, and collaborate on their code securely.
CodeCommit supports Git, a popular version control system that makes it easy for teams to track changes, collaborate on projects, and maintain a history of their codebase. CodeCommit lets you create a central repository for your code, and it integrates seamlessly with other AWS services, offering a reliable solution for version control and freeing you from needing to manage your own infrastructure.