KnowLang

Hey Product Hunt community! 👋 # My Journey Through Code Complexity Hell Few years ago, I joined a big tech company as a junior engineer. What greeted me was a labyrinth of microservices, legacy code, and inter-repository dependencies that made my previous "complex" side-projects look like child's play. Documentation was sparse, and the original authors had moved on. I felt like an archaeologist deciphering ancient code hieroglyphics. Even today, I am still spending tons of time reading and analyzing the code than the actual writing. That frustration stayed with me, and I noticed the same pain in every new engineer who joined our team. Onboarding time was measured in months, not days, and the cognitive load of maintaining this sprawling system was taking a toll on everyone. **That's when the idea for KnowLang was born.** 🌱 ## From Problem to Solution I started building KnowLang as a side project to solve my own daily struggles. I wanted something that could: 1. Understand code like a human, not just search for keywords 2. Explain complex functions and their relationships across repositories 3. Scale with our ever-growing codebase without slowing down 4. Be accessible to both senior architects and new team members After months of iteration, what began as a personal tool has evolved into a powerful solution that's transforming how engineers at companies of all sizes interact with their codebases. ## Introducing KnowLang 2.0 🚀 KnowLang is now a full-fledged codebase exploration tool that helps software engineers understand complex codebases through semantic search and intelligent Q&A capabilities. ### What's New in 2.0: - 🎯 **Smart Chunking**: Intelligent code parsing that preserves semantic meaning, not just arbitrary line breaks - 🔄 **Two-Stage Retrieval**: Powerful multi-stage pipeline that combines keyword search, vector embeddings, and relevance reranking - 🌐 **Multi-Language Support**: Now supporting Python, C++, and TypeScript, with more languages on the roadmap - 📈 **Incremental Updates**: Efficiently update your index when code changes without reprocessing the entire codebase ## Try It Yourself! Below are different ways to try out KnowLang! 1. Visit our live demo at [www.knowlang.dev](https://www.kn... 2. Install via pip: `pip install knowlang` 3. Set up and running in minutes with our Docker-based setup 4. Check out our GitHub: https://github.com/KnowLangOrg/k... ## What's Next? We're just getting started! Our roadmap includes: - MCP support for LLM contexts - Additional language support (Java, Ruby, Go) - IDE integrations to bring KnowLang's power directly into your development workflow - Custom embedding models trained specifically for code understanding ## From One Engineer to Another KnowLang isn't just another AI coding tool. It was born from real pain points I experienced every day, and it's designed to bridge the gap between isolated development environments and the complex, interconnected systems we work on in the real world. I'd love to hear your thoughts, feedback, and stories about your own code complexity challenges. Let's work together to make the software development experience better for everyone! Happy coding, Gaby