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Announcing Local AI-Powered Code Descriptions in Understand!

Posted on May 2, 2025

Stop struggling to decipher complex code. We’re thrilled to announce the immediate availability of AI Overview, a brand-new, locally run feature in Understand that generates insightful descriptions directly within your codebase. Unlock immediate understanding – no more guesswork!

Data Flow

Posted on December 27, 2023

Our lead engineer uses Understand’s assign references to track data flow and hunt down a memory leak.

Add Comments When the Code Can’t Explain Itself

Posted on September 21, 2023

TLDR The one certain time you should add comments to code is when the code can’t or doesn’t explain itself. Adding Comments I read a lot of code. And thus, I read…

Making a Variable Tracker Graph

Posted on January 11, 2023

Use Understand’s Information Browser to find and graph all possible variables of your source code.

Understand as a Code Paradigm

Posted on December 20, 2022

Abstract: Understand looks and acts a lot like an IDE, but don’t be deceived. The real power of Understand comes from the way it represents your code and the solutions you can…

Getting Started with Understand

Posted on November 17, 2022

Understanding basic functions of the IDE and static code analysis tool Understand by Scitools.

As-Built Documentation

Posted on November 22, 2021

What does “as-built documentation” mean? For me, it means being able to find answers to my questions by quickly viewing references in the code. Take a look at how I use as-built documentation in a real-life scenario with Understand.

Minimize the Impact of Interruptions

Posted on November 2, 2021

Now you keep interruptions from ruining your thought process in Understand. Session Browser lets you save your work, explore something completely unrelated, and then switch back to where you were.

Info is just a Hover Away

Posted on September 29, 2021

If you hover over your code in Understand it will tell you all sorts of things about what you are hovering over.

One-Click Code Browsing

Posted on September 29, 2021

The “Browse” mode of Understand generates synch events and definition visits with just a single click.

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