AWS Lambda bridges console to VS Code for unified serverless development experience

AWS Lambda now enables seamless transition from console to Visual Studio Code (VS Code) IDE. This new console-to-IDE integration eliminates the friction between cloud and local development environments for serverless applications.

Developers starting in the console require more sophisticated development capabilities of local IDE as applications evolve in complexity. Previously, they had to manually configure their local development environment which included IDE installation, copying function code, configurations, and integration settings before they could begin development. This was time-consuming and interrupted development workflow. With the new console-to-IDE integration, developers can now transition their Lambda functions to VS Code with a single click, preserving code and configurations. This enables developers to use advanced IDE capabilities like external dependency management (using package managers like npm and pip), using development tools like linters and formatters, etc., without the setup overhead. This launch also introduces a new capability in VS Code IDE which enables developers to easily convert their applications to an AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM) templates, simplifying their Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices and CI/CD pipeline integration.

To get started, click the "Open in Visual Studio Code" button in the Lambda console's Code tab or the Getting Started popup when creating new functions. This will automatically open VS Code IDE on your local device or take you through a guided process to install required tools including VS Code and AWS Toolkit. To learn more about this experience, visit the AWS News blog post, Lambda developer guide, and AWS Toolkit for VS Code documentation.

This feature is available in all commercial AWS Regions where Lambda is available, except AWS GovCloud (US) Regions, at no additional cost.