What Happened to My Project in the Last 4 Hours? (A Dev Tool Story)
A new Mac app called CodeFootprint aims to help developers track changes to their code and files in real time. It records every edit, preserves deleted files, and provides exact timestamps, allowing users to reconstruct their work history easily. The app emphasizes privacy by storing all data locally without requiring an account or cloud access.
- ▪CodeFootprint records every change to text and code files in real time.
- ▪Users can export their change history as a structured trace file for AI tools.
- ▪The app does not require an account or cloud storage, ensuring data privacy.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3964708) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } HUAICHUAN Posted on Jun 3 What Happened to My Project in the Last 4 Hours? (A Dev Tool Story) #productivity #tooling #programming #showdev Picture this: you have been coding for four hours straight. Three AI tools are open. Your terminal is running scripts. Your editor has unsaved changes. You step away for coffee. When you come back, something is broken. A file has different content than you expected. Another file is missing entirely. What happened? You have no idea.
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