I built a Cross-Platform Visual Code Analysis Tool in under 2 weeks
Today I'm launching CodeHeat, a visual static analysis tool for developers.
It analyses codebases and generates a heatmap with complexity points, hotspots and structural density, in real-time without friction.
What CodeHeat Does
• Parses source files
• Computes code complexity metrics
• Generates a visual heat overlay over files, blocks and lines of code
• Helps identify risky, dense and tangled areas in large codebases
The goal is simple:
- Make painful points visible and code analysis intuitive.
Why I Built It
Because I noticed that most static analysis tools and profilers output numbers, warnings or reports.
But engineers are humans, not machines, they do not think in spreadsheets, but visually.
So instead of another warning list and hardware metrics, I built a spatial representation of code complexity.
Hot code literally becomes hot, cold one becomes cold.
When faced with deadlines and large codebases - fast intuition beats slow intelligence.
Technical Stack
Windows version(already available):
• C++
• WebView2
• Win32
MacOS version(available soon)
What It Also Allows
• Export heatmaps and post-optimisation/refactoring comparisons as evidence • Make fast audits
Why I'm Posting Here
I would appreciate any feedback from other builders and founders
• Does this solve any real problem?
• Would you use visual complexity mapping?
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