In this blog post, I share my experience using Amazon Q to migrate an application written in Go to replace the backend from Elasticsearch to OpenSearch. Modernizing legacy code and migrating applications are one of the most interesting use cases for AI Coding Companion tools like Amazon Q, and here I share how this worked for me.

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A Golang developer shares their experience using Amazon Q to migrate an application from Elasticsearch to OpenSearch.

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