ProductMap AI
Grasp Code 10x Faster by Seeing Its Feature Hierarchy
133 followers
Grasp Code 10x Faster by Seeing Its Feature Hierarchy
133 followers
ProductMap is like Google Maps for code. Understand complex codebases 10x faster with AI-generated interactive maps. Seamlessly zoom in and out, visualize features, and reduce miscommunication. Empower all stakeholders to navigate and grasp code effortlessly.
ProductMap AI
ProductMap, an AI-driven tool that makes complex codebases instantly understandable. It’s a completely new form of software documentation focused on features that anybody can understand.
We use AI to discover what the code actually does by identifying the features implemented in the code, and then displaying the features on a map, along with their hierarchy, and traceability to the code. Think of it as "Google Maps for code."
The problem is that software developers spend 50% of their time trying to understand code before writing new code to fix a bug or to add a new feature. Our solution helps them do this 10x faster.
Unlike tools like Cursor AI or Chat GPT ProductMap generates interactive, feature-first oriented visual maps, making it easy to understand how software components connect.
DocsHound
@toni_horlaender congrats on the launch. A really nice idea - a nice use case would be old projects that you need to maintain from time to time - it's sometimes really hard to get the full picture.
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@k_piotr
thank you! i also think that it often helps to understand the whole picture or the whole context better before sitting on a few lines of code for what feels like an eternity again
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@k_piotr
Hi Piotr, legancy code is one of many use cases. Especially understanding old code and adapting it to meet current requirements are use cases. Do you have any other ideas?
DocsHound
@toni_horlaender from my experience the only that comes to my mind is on-boarding new devs into a project, or agency type work where you need to switch to different projects all the time. Probably there are lots more..
@toni_horlaender This is amazing! Congrats on building something so game-changing. I’m working on a 30-day project with zero coding experience (personal challenge), so I can already tell ProductMap would be a lifesaver.
Got any tips for making sense of unfamiliar code without feeling completely lost? Would love to hear your thoughts!
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@ambika_vaish
WOW that sounds incredible. Can you tell me which repo you wanted to understand?
@toni_horlaender Thanks, Toni! I’m actually still figuring that part out. I’ve been looking at beginner-friendly open-source projects on GitHub but honestly, navigating the code feels like trying to read a foreign language.
If you’ve got a simple public repo you’d recommend for someone with zero coding background to test ProductMap on, I’d love to give it a go!
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@ambika_vaish
We have made many examples from larger open source projects available free of charge in our tool. Have a look there)
Prit
Wasting time understanding the codes was inevitable and inefficient.
I hope Productmap can automatically suggest better structures in the future with accumulated data :)
Good luck!
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@pritraveler
we will improve the SW quality at an early stage through an end-to-end collobartion. we know what is in the code. we use this information for further transparency with regard to, for example, planned requirements.
That is a nice solution that could be helpful, especially for scale-ups. Congrats on your launch!
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@michael_vavilov
Exactly! anyone who wants to grow quickly doesn't have time to understand code forever. What do you think about mapping the implemented features in the current maps to the planned requirements and showing the diffs here?
Super cool project! Does it have any limit on the size of the codebase?
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@david_conelly
we currently manage repos up to 300k lines of code.
but in principle we see no limits and want to provide up to 1 million LoC. Imagine you could, for example, quickly understand Linux kernels)
do you have a special one in mind? let's reach the next milestone together!
@toni_horlaender Gotcha, I was thinking about auditing large legacy codebases and I was pretty sure there had to be a limit, but for most cases it should be more than enough :)
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@david_conelly
We are currently experiencing great interest from the embedded software sector. Do you have any other specific use cases?) we would be happy to exchange ideas on this in a timely manner. please write me a DM
@toni_horlaender Sent a Linkedin invitation ;)
this would be incredible for onboarding!
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@jason_chernofsky
Hi Jason, it is and is currently being used by many start-ups in particular. Do you see any other applications?
Love this concept! ProductMap AI looks like an awesome way to visualize and organize product ideas and roadmaps. Can definitely see this being a go-to tool for product teams.
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@divyansh_tiwari7 it supports end to end collobaration between developers and all non-technical people who need to understand code.
the code doesn't lie... this is the common ground on which we can develop in the future
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@divyansh_tiwari7
It becomes a daily go-to tool when we offer other visualizations such as Fetaure based execution flow... what do you think?