How your code got better

Records that tell the story

Code by itself just shows the result. The history around it reveals the reasoning:

• Pull requests and their review comments
• Bug reports and tickets, with how each got closed
• History of builds and tests
• Specs, architecture documents and release notes

The question of client code

If you build for clients, much of that code may belong to them, and some may need the client's permission. Scoping reviews who owns what. Whether any repo may be included comes down to your contracts and your own counsel, and we offer no legal advice. Anything uncertain can stay out.

Customer details in tickets and logs

Your customers often come up in tickets, chat threads and logs. In the copy, people, companies, account details and your developers' names all become placeholders. You may also keep out whole repos, tools or periods.

What buyers really see

Picture a slow checkout reported in a ticket. A developer reworks a query, a reviewer catches an edge case, a test breaks, the fix ships and the release notes describe it. A buyer follows that loop end to end, and developers, customers and companies all show as placeholders. It is the judgment along the way that makes the history worth licensing.

Worth knowing

Do we need every repo?

No. A handful of busy repos with genuine reviews may be all you need at first.

Who should be on the call?

Most often the engineering lead or a founder, plus the person who manages your issue tracker and Git hosting.

Do you need a way into our Git hosting?

No. There is no request for logins or passwords, and your repos are left untouched.

The usual fit

Software companies, agencies and MSPs with 20 or more full-time staff and 3 or more years of history in Git, an issue tracker and team chat. Smaller teams may also qualify if their codebase is long lived and active.

How we build the copy

An NDA comes first. The de-identified copy comes from License Your Data, your originals never move, and nothing goes out until you approve a sample. Leave out whatever repo, product or client you want. It costs you nothing.