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Adding comments to your code is nothing new
But what if you could @-mention your co-workers and start a thread about a specific part of your code Meet CodeStream, a Y Combinator-backed
startup that wants to do just that.The best way to discuss some content is right next to the content itself
But it adds a useful conversation layer on top of your code.If you want to involve someone else, you first select a text and start a
It creates a thread with your coding block as the original post
If you link CodeStream with your Slack instance, it starts a thread in the right Slack channel
You can @-mention someone, copy and paste a few lines of code and more.If a developer gets mentioned, they can click on the thread and
CodeStream opens up the right file at the right line
branch.Months later, if your code base evolved, your conversation threads will still be there
At any time, you can look at past conversations and understand why something has been done this way.Right now, CodeStream supports VS Code
After installing CodeStream, you can split up your IDE in two columns with your main coding window on the left and CodeStream threads on the
right.In the future, the company plans to add support for more IDEs, such as Visual Studio, JetBrains editors and Atom
Additional investors include Y Combinator, Steve Sordello, Mark Stein and David Carlick.
