What This Does
You inherited a codebase. The original developer left. The comments say “fix this later” from 2019. The function is 200 lines and named processData.
Paste it. Get an explanation.
DatBot’s Coding folder includes understanding prompts:
- Code Explainer - what does this code do
- Code Review - what’s wrong with it
- Debugging Assistant - why isn’t it working
Stop spending hours stepping through unfamiliar code.
How to Access
- Open DatBot and look at the right-hand panel
- Find the Coding folder and click to expand it
- Click Code Explainer to use it
- Or click the pencil icon to specify your experience level and focus areas
Want the full engineering workflow? Read the complete coding prompts guide.
Use Cases
Legacy code archaeology. Understand what it does before you touch it. Know what would break if you changed X.
Onboarding. New to a codebase? Get explanations of key modules without bothering teammates.
Learning frameworks. See how patterns work in real code. Better than tutorials because it’s code you’ll actually use.
Code review prep. Understand what someone else wrote before you review it. Ask smarter questions.
Open source contributions. Understand library internals before submitting a PR.