Already forgot that code you wrote a month ago?

Does this resonate with you? Sourcetape was written by engineers for engineers, so we totally get it. As engineers we are often asked to write new features and fix bugs fast. This makes it difficult to remember what you wrote even two weeks ago. If you use Sourcetape to record yourself talking through your prior code paths it becomes like a second brain for you.

When you have to debug something in the future you can simply re-visit your Sourcetape recordings. It’s like a care package from your past self! On top of that you will be even more of a rockstar because your productivity will increase.

Since Sourcetape runs right in your IDE you don’t even have to switch context in order to create great documentation. Just hit record! (and it’s WAY more than just a screen capture).

Spend less time writing documentation and more time doing what you love

“I LOVE writing documentation”. Maybe some people say that - but we’d go out on a limb and guess that if you’re an engineer you probably like writing code more 😉. We get it. Writing documentation can definitely be tedious and boring. Sourcetape is a new form of documentation that you don’t need to write at all. It’s like automation for your documentation!

Documentation so good that you’ll actually want to use it

What good is documentation that you write up and it just sits in Confluence or in your notes? It just gets stale and could become worse than useless. Stale docs could lead you down the wrong path if it’s out of date. Plus it can be boring and tedious digging through your old notes for the right info.

Yet you might be thinking: how good could this documentation be if I’m not writing anything down? 

We’ve built some amazing features into Sourcetape in order to make it so useful that you’ll actually want to go back and re-visit it.

Some of Sourcetape’s most notable features:

• Voiceover w/ voice transcription allows you to explain your thought process
• Easily generate workflow diagrams with a few clicks
• All of your Sourcetapes are cataloged in one easy-to-access dashboard
• You can interact with Sourcetapes - the actual code appears during playback!
• You can add additional notes to any point in the recording
• Git branch and commit are logged so you’ll always know what version of the code the recording is for
• Integrates with Confluence

Keep it DRY

Sending someone a Sourcetape is just like them pulling up a chair to your desk and you giving them a walkthrough of the code. You’ll no longer have to repeat yourself over and over to new engineers who join your team, engineers on other teams, or even to yourself. Now you can stop repeating the same explanations, and stop re-tracing your old footsteps. DRY does not just apply to code! Simplify your life with Sourcetape today, your future self will thank you :)