Onboard a new developer to an unfamiliar codebase
A new hire joining a team faces weeks of reading code, asking where things live, and making changes that break something unexpected because they did not yet know the dependency was there. For the team, it means time spent on hand-holding that could be spent building.
The problem is that code does not explain itself well to a stranger. The structure is obvious to someone who built it, invisible to someone who just arrived. What you want is a map: what depends on what, where the patterns are, where to start.
How people solve it
rift-code turns your GitHub repository into a visual dependency map. New hires see how the codebase is organized, which parts connect, and where to start, without needing weeks of reading.
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Questions people ask
- How does it help a new hire?
- It gives them a visual map of how the repository is structured so they see the dependencies and patterns before they start making changes.
- Does it need anything set up in the repo?
- No, you connect your GitHub repository and the visualization is generated from the code.
- Is it free to try?
- Yes, it is freemium.
- Is it only useful for new hires?
- No, it helps any developer who picks up an unfamiliar part of a codebase.