GUIDES

The concepts behind codebase intelligence.

Four clusters, each linking the terms, features and pages that answer it.

THE CATEGORY

Codebase understanding

How to map, read and navigate an unfamiliar or inherited codebase — the entry points, the dependency structure and the intent behind each file — without weeks of unpaid reading.

CODE YOU CAN REMOVE

Dead code & technical debt

How to find code that is safe to delete, tell dead code apart from zombie code, and turn technical debt from a feeling into a measured, trending score.

CHANGE AND IMPACT

Change impact analysis

How to trace a change's blast radius before it ships — every dependent file, route and page — using the real dependency graph instead of a mental model of the codebase.

KNOWLEDGE AND RISK

Key-person risk

How to find out which parts of a codebase depend on one person, how technical due diligence measures that risk before an acquisition, and how to cut new-hire ramp time.