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Re:Launch HN: CodeViz (YC S24) – Visual maps of your codebas... by ThinkBeat on Thursday August 29, 2024 @06:17PM (#41395866)
Diagrams of code can be done with UML ¹. A fairly decent ² standard with a set of different diagrams that can be created to visualize code.

In those terms CodeViz will provide a form of simplified class diagrams and a function call mapping?

Will there be sequence diagrams in the future?

¹ https://www.uml.org/ ² It has fallen out of fashion, since many people found it too heavy, and a lot of people have hever heard of it.

Re:Launch HN: CodeViz (YC S24) – Visual maps of your codebas... by LiamPrevelige on Thursday August 29, 2024 @07:41PM (#41396475)
We definitely want to standardize diagram representation, especially with deterministic representations of code. I really like the visual notations in UML diagrams, but in my opinion they often contain too much text. What do you think? In general, we want to put the same density of information that a dev has in their head into the extension.

Did you get a chance to try the call graph? It's a version of the function call mapping, although the layout and UX needs some improvement. Planning on: 1. Having all functions appear on the graph. As you click around in VS Code, the camera pans to the section of the graph you're working on 2. Let the user choose their scope (functions, classes, files, etc) 3. Unify architecture view with call graph, with a minimap to quickly jump between layers

Would love to hear your thoughts (and anyone else's) on this

Also, I really like sequence diagrams, though they're a bit tough with the dimensions of the extension. Maybe we can contain similar info in the function/class mapping, by using a hierarchical layout & edge labels

Re:Launch HN: CodeViz (YC S24) – Visual maps of your codebas... by dickiedyce on Friday August 30, 2024 @06:50AM (#41399520)
Hi Liam - can't seem to see a call graph. I've sent a report, but wasn't sure what to expect, as your site has a nice preview of the architectuer graph, but not the call graph functionality. Perhaps add a second preview? $19 does seem a little steep. Would it be possible to have a lower cost with a user supplied 3rd party LLM service key?
Re:Launch HN: CodeViz (YC S24) – Visual maps of your codebas... by LiamPrevelige on Friday August 30, 2024 @02:54PM (#41403500)
Thanks for the report, following up now. We'll make some updates to our website asap. Preview of the call graph can be seen in our video demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgfDXUtWzRk. Happy to chat about reduced subscription price.

I created an issue for user provided API keys, tracked here: https://github.com/EdisonLabs-Inc/CodeViz-Public/issues/3