CodeStory
CodeStory, previously known as codestory, is a B2B company based in London that offers Aide, an AI-powered modification of VSCode designed to enhance software development by automating tasks like editing, debugging, and refactoring.
Company Overview
CodeStory, previously known as codestory, is a B2B company headquartered in London, England, and operating remotely. With a small team of two, CodeStory focuses on the engineering, product, and design sub-industries. They are part of Y-Combinator's S23 batch and serve regions including the United Kingdom, Europe, and fully remote locations.
AI-Powered Mod for VSCode: Aide
One of CodeStory's standout offerings is Aide, an AI-powered mod of VSCode designed to assist developers. Aide enhances the software-building process by enabling AI agents to handle tasks such as editing across files, searching, debugging, and refactoring. It supports seamless migration from VSCode and is compatible with users' favorite extensions. The AI is adept at understanding new and existing codebases, with features for scanning, navigating, editing, and verifying code.
Key Features of Aide
Aide by CodeStory provides multiple features to assist developers, including keyboard shortcut access to the AI agent, prompt examples for powerful workflows, NLP-based search, and AI-generated summaries of work. It supports languages including TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, and Go, with more languages in development. Updates to Aide have included stabilized semantic search, native editor integration, improved long file edits, new chat with slash commands, and comprehensive support for various programming languages.
Manifesto and Mission
CodeStory's manifesto emphasizes their mission to empower developers to achieve new levels of creativity and productivity. They aim to build tools that bring focus back to the enjoyable process of building and creating software. By leveraging AI-powered solutions, CodeStory seeks to transform the development experience, making it more efficient and enjoyable for their users.