Building Your Own "Google Maps for Codebases": A Practical Guide to Codebase Q&A with AI

From Overwhelm to Insight: Navigating Codebases with AI We've all been there. You join a new project, inherit a legacy system, or simply return to your own code after a few months. You're faced with a sprawling directory, thousands of lines of code, and one burning question: "How does this actually work?" Manually tracing logic through files is time-consuming and error-prone. This pain point is exactly why articles about AI-powered code understanding are trending. The concept is powerful: pas...