Enter macroscope, an exciting new artificial intelligence tool that, we believe, will change the relationship that developers and product leaders have with codebases. Kayvon Beykpour, Joe Bernstein, and Rob Bishop collectively launched Macroscope in July 2023. This cutting edge tool can significantly summarize codebase updates, finding bugs quicker and easier than solutions available today.
Macroscope is a new San Francisco-based company. Through a proprietary process known as code walking, powered by the Abstract Syntax Tree (AST), it allows for deep insights into how a customer’s code base functions. That forward-thinking approach has been a success. Under an internal benchmark comprising over 100 real-world bugs, the AI system found 5% more bugs than its nearest competitor.
With an intuitive interface, Macroscope lets anyone ask questions in natural language, which makes it powerful even for those without technical resources. This feature significantly reduces the burden of large-scale documentation. It avoids putting the brakes on senior engineers who would typically need to be called upon for clarification.
“You can ask natural language questions, regardless of what your technical ability is,” said Kayvon Beykpour, CEO of Macroscope. He underscored that this feature is particularly a boon for people trying to understand large, complicated codebases. It helps them to do so without overloading senior members of the team.
This might be very useful if you’re trying to learn about the code base without distracting a senior engineer on your team. Very valuable. If you’re a CEO and you want to understand literally, ‘what did we get done this week?’, your options are either ask Macroscope or go distract some teammates, Beykpour added.
Usage Macroscope really needs access to GitHub Cloud to be fully appreciated. Its planning service is subscription-based. It comes with a $30 per month fee for every active developer, with a base of five seats. For the bigger businesses out there, Macroscope has enterprise pricing available, as well as custom integrations to better fit unique needs.
In addition to its bug-finding prowess, Macroscope is impressively efficient. It produces 75% less controversial comments than comparable tools available on the market. By automating tedious tasks, this reduction simplifies communication and increases efficiency within development teams.
Beykpour shared his personal story behind the challenges Macroscope seeks to solve. “I feel like I lived this pain…at every company I worked at, whether it was the startups that we built ourselves or whether it was enormous public companies like Twitter, we sort of lived this problem the hard way,” he explained.
Our small but fierce team of 20 is still going strong! Armed with new $30 million Series A funding led by Michael Mignano at Lightspeed, the company is poised to make some serious noise in tech industry growth. As businesses increasingly rely on efficient coding practices and clearer communication within teams, Macroscope presents itself as a valuable tool for organizations looking to optimize their development processes.