Week 1: Quit My Job to Build CodeContext. My Girlfriend Thinks I'm Crazy.

Monday, January 1st - 11:47 PM

New Year's Day. While everyone's nursing hangovers, I'm staring at my laptop. The resignation letter is written. Haven't sent it yet.

Isabella (my girlfriend) is asleep on the couch, our new golden retriever puppy Mango curled up next to her. They both think I'm checking work emails.

I'm not. I'm looking at this:

// Current state of documentation at work
/**
 * Calculate result
 * TODO: Add documentation
 * @param {*} data 
 */
function calculateResult(data) {
  // 847 lines of undocumented code
  // Last updated: 2021 (allegedly)
  // Original author: Left the company
}

This is why I'm doing this.

Tuesday, January 2nd - 7:23 AM

Sent the email. I'm officially giving my notice.

My hands were shaking when I hit send. Isabella doesn't know yet. I'll tell her tonight.

Started sketching the CodeContext architecture on my iPad while Mango chewed my shoelaces:

CodeContext MVP Architecture:
- AST Parser (understand code structure)
- Context Engine (understand relationships)
- AI Pipeline (generate human-readable docs)
- CLI Interface (dead simple to use)

Goal: codecontext generate → instant documentation

Tuesday, January 2nd - 10:15 PM

Told Isabella. The conversation went like this:

Me: "So... I'm leaving my job to build a documentation tool."

Isabella: Long pause "The job with health insurance?"

Me: "Yes."

Isabella: Longer pause "The job that pays our rent?"

Me: "...Yes."

Isabella: Pets Mango "Okay. But you're cleaning up after the dog."

I love this woman.

Wednesday, January 3rd - 2:34 AM

Can't sleep. Built the first prototype:

$ npm init -y
$ mkdir codecontext-cli
$ cd codecontext-cli
$ npm install typescript @babel/parser commander chalk

# 4 hours later...

$ codecontext analyze ./test.js
✓ Parsed 1 file
✓ Found 3 functions
✓ Extracted 12 parameters
✗ Generated 0 useful documentation

# Well, shit.

Thursday, January 4th - 6:45 PM

Breakthrough! The problem wasn't the parser. It was my approach.

Instead of trying to be clever, I made it simple:

// Before: Trying to understand everything
function generateDocs(ast: AST): string {
  // 500 lines of complex logic
  // Trying to handle every edge case
  // Failed miserably
}

// After: Start with the basics
function generateDocs(func: Function): string {
  return `
/**
 * ${inferPurpose(func.name)}
 * @param {${inferType(func.params[0])}} ${func.params[0].name}
 * @returns {${inferReturnType(func.body)}}
 */`;
}

First successful generation:

// Input
function calculateTax(amount) {
  return amount * 0.25;
}

// CodeContext output
/**
 * Calculates tax based on the provided amount
 * @param {number} amount - The amount to calculate tax for
 * @returns {number} The calculated tax value
 */

IT WORKS! 🎉

Isabella brought me dinner. I forgot to eat again.

Friday, January 5th - 4:12 PM

Last day at work. Weird feeling. My team doesn't know I'm leaving to compete with our documentation tools (or lack thereof).

During my exit interview:

HR: "Why are you leaving?"

Me: "To solve a problem I experienced here every day."

HR: "Which problem?"

Me: "Remember when new developers took 3 months to understand our codebase?"

HR: "..."

Me: "Exactly."

Friday, January 5th - 11:58 PM

Came home to find Isabella had set up a "CodeContext HQ" in our spare room:

• Standing desk (from Facebook Marketplace)
• Whiteboard (also Facebook Marketplace)
• Coffee machine (definitely new)
• Sign that says "World's Okayest CEO"

Mango has already claimed the dog bed under the desk.

Current stats:

• Lines of code: 1,847
• Functions documented: 23
• Cups of coffee: 17
• Hours of sleep: Not enough

Saturday, January 6th - 3:45 AM

Can't turn it off. Built the CLI interface:

$ codecontext init
Welcome to CodeContext! 🎩✨
Analyzing your codebase...
✓ Found 156 JavaScript files
✓ Found 89 TypeScript files
✓ Found 2,341 functions
✓ Found 0 documentation (oof)

Ready to fix this? (Y/n) Y

$ codecontext generate --all
✓ Generated documentation for 2,341 functions
✓ Created 45 README files
✓ Updated 156 files
✓ Time saved: ~470 hours

Your documentation is now better than 95% of projects on GitHub.

Sunday, January 7th - 8:00 PM

Week 1 complete. Status report:

What I Built:

• Basic AST parser ✓
• Simple documentation generator ✓
• CLI with 5 commands ✓
• Proof of concept that works ✓

What I Learned:

• Building at 3 AM is both productive and insane
• Isabella is more supportive than I deserve
• Mango likes to sleep on my keyboard
• This might actually work

Next Week's Goals:

1. Add support for TypeScript
2. Implement context awareness
3. Build the web dashboard
4. Don't forget to eat

Metrics:

const week1 = {
  linesOfCode: 3,241,
  commits: 127,
  cupsOfCoffee: 84,
  hoursOfSleep: 31,
  timesIsabellaRolledHerEyes: 47,
  timesMangoChewedCables: 6,
  excitement: Infinity
};

Tomorrow starts week 2. No safety net. No regular paycheck. Just me, a laptop, and a problem worth solving.

Isabella just brought me tea and said, "You know what? I think you're onto something."

Maybe I'm not so crazy after all.

Week 2 coming soon. Follow the build: @yonasvalentin