Meet the extension that lets you learn like an apprentice

ExplainDev is an AI assistant that helps developers interpret code and upskill for the task at hand

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ExplainDev assists you right where you read or program.

Code explanations in plain language
Answers to technical questions in context
Guidance on what to learn next

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ExplainDev is for developers who want to up-skill fast and be more independent at work.
Feel confident about new code, now!

Learn like an apprentice.
At its core, apprenticeship is a relationship-driven learning model, based on actual day-to-day work, in which a novice gains hands-on knowledge from an expert to grow skills and act with increasing independence.

Early adoptors of ExplainDev have reported a 50% decrease in questions for the senior developer assigned to help them in onboarding.

We'll be guiding users to the WHY of code in 2023.

Join our community of up-skillers

  • JUNIOR DEVELOPER

    "Just started a job with large legacy PHP codebase. I'm the first Jr dev to join the company post Covid. They don't have anything in place to help supplement onboarding while remote, I found this and it's been such a blessing and has reduced the amount of time I'd spend asking questions and zoom calls"

  • SW ENGINEER

    "Whenever I review a piece of code either on Stack Overflow or in docs I like to fully understand the code before implementing it into my own code and the perfect pair for that is ExplainDev. The extension structures the given explanation very well and digested in a way that the sometimes answers and pieces of code in the docs cannot and of course it fastens up your workflow, it's a very nice extension to have for every dev."

  • FOUNDER

    "Incredibly helpful extension. I've had more questions answered in 1 day with this app than a week of searching on stackexchange, reddit or google"

  • JUNIOR BACKEND DEVELOPER

    "Started working at a new company just last week, and ExplainDev (Vs Code Extension) helped me understand their codebase"

  • PORTFOLIO ANALYST

    “I’m quickly understanding the logic behind the code with no need of another developer explaining it”

  • SOFTWARE ARCHITECT

    "I can have a conversation with ExplainDev about code where the topic is my code"

  • SOLUTION ARCHITECT

    "I've been coding in python for 10+ years and looking to learn new languages. ExplainDev is an excellent way to run code and quickly understand a new language or framework. Having this as a chrome plug-in allows me to take it anywhere I need to go and get up and running in under 2 minutes."

  • TECHNICAL WRITER

    "It makes me more independent, and less reliant on asking things to engineers."

  • COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENT

    "ExplainDev has become a game changer in my StackOverflow navigation, now I save time knowing that a piece of the code that I'm reading doesn't give extra value to the functionality that I need to have in my programming or the bug that I'm trying to solve."

  • FRONT-END DEVELOPER

    "I struggle trying to understand the abstractness of the Back-End on several occasions. ExplainDev helps me a lot when I'm watching a tutorial and I don't understand clearly what a piece of code is doing or how. But by going to the repo and using the extension the help it's more useful than the language or framework docs"

  • CODING INSTRUCTOR

    "When using ExplainDev, it aids me on being able to break down code in simple English and then I can form my own analogies. It gives me a quick insight also during code reviews as well. When I see my students code and when they have questions it lets me just think about the process more fluidly."

  • JUNIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

    "It helps me to understand the feedback on my PR quickly"

  • LEARNING TO CODE

    "I have been able to read, understand, and learn at a much faster pace with ExplainDev. It has also helped me save time from searching the web for explanations and tutorials"

  • LEARNING TO CODE

    "I have internalized the use of ExplainDev in my 'coding life', it saves me lots of time and 'googling'"

  • FULL STACK LEARNER

    "I feel less overwhelmed by documentation now and tend to go directly to it instead of going the youtube/stackoverflow way. I find being able to understand documentation allows me to dive deeper into the code and come up with more solid answers."

  • DEVOPS ENGINEER

    "ExplainDev breaks down complicated or mysterious syntax in a language I'm less familiar with."

We also guide you on code in your browser

The Chrome extension explains the code and answers your questions on websites like GitHub, Stack Overflow, documentation, config files, and learning sites.

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And help you share what you've learned

Use ExplainDev explanations and answers to create beautiful tutorials in seconds.

  • Fully customizable

    Include as many code snippets as you want and get editable explanations instantly. All elements are customizable from the size and background of the image to the positioning and styling of arrow or text elements.
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