Code Wiki: Accelerating your code understanding
15 days ago
- #AI-powered tools
- #code documentation
- #software development
- Code Wiki is introduced to address the bottleneck of reading existing code in software development.
- It maintains a continuously updated, structured wiki for code repositories to improve productivity.
- The platform is built on a system that keeps documentation alive, avoiding static files.
- Code Wiki is now in public preview, generating interactive documentation for public repositories.
- Features include interactive navigation, AI-powered chat for specific questions, and automatic diagram generation.
- The system aims to help new contributors and senior developers understand code faster.
- It is seen as a game-changer for understanding legacy code in private repositories.
- A Gemini CLI extension is being developed for local and secure use on internal repositories.
- The goal is to shift from manual, outdated documentation to instant understanding of code.