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    Codacy

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACodacy automates code reviews and monitors code quality on every commit and pull request reporting back the impact of every commit or pull request, issues concerning code style, best practices, security, and many others. It monitors changes in code coverage, code duplication and code complexity. Saving developers time in code reviews thus efficiently tackling technical debt. JavaScript, Java, Ruby, Scala, PHP, Python, CoffeeScript and CSS are currently supported. Codacy is static analysis…

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    Devin

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ADevin is an autonomous software engineering platform from Cognition that can plan, write, run, test, and review code for engineering teams. The current product includes cloud-based agent workflows and Devin Desktop, which Cognition describes as the new name for Windsurf and positions as an IDE for managing local and cloud agents from one editor surface.

    $20

    per month

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    CodacyDevin
    Editions & Modules
    Open Source
    $0.00
    Startup
    $0.00
    Pro
    $15.00
    user/mo
    Enterprise
    $40.00
    user/mo
    Pro
    $20
    per month
    Max
    $200
    per month
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    CodacyDevin
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Beyond Compare
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    User Ratings
    CodacyDevin
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    CodacyDevin
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Codacy
    I recommend it for companies that use several programming languages, as it supports several languages ​​such as Java, Javascript, Python, among others. However, for companies that use only one programming language, there are specific tools for each language that can be more complete in this scenario. I do not recommend it for companies that only use open source software, in which case there are other tools available.
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    Cognition AI, Inc.
    If you already have technical knowledge and understanding of coding, Windsurf could be a valuable platform to debug and rewrite code. It was helpful to me to expand coding, since I am not a traditionally programmer. I was able to enhance my base code and functionality much quicker than manually trying.
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    Pros
    Codacy
    • Seamless and easy integrations with GitHub for fantastic pipeline of viewing errors.
    • Intuitive UI which is easy to customize and built-in patterns recommendations and security checks helps to fix issues faster.
    • Metrics and duplication and complexity easily identify areas that need attention to fix it easy.
    • Great for open-source projects.
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    Cognition AI, Inc.
    • Quick code isolation of sytax errors
    • quick suggestions on how to correct coding error
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    Cons
    Codacy
    • There should be customization to get code quality for your own projects if standards are provided.
    • Offline or a standalone application is much needed from Codacy to get local support.
    • Spots a lot of errors and small ones that don't affect much about quality and are de-facto standards.
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    Cognition AI, Inc.
    • Windsurf is target to more medium to advanced users
    • Windsurf does fast debugging, but technical skills are needed.
    • Windsurf is not as intuitive as I initially thought.
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    Usability
    Codacy
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    Cognition AI, Inc.
    Windsurf is a good tool for developers with more than basic coding skills. I would recommend it as a tool to quickly mitigate coding errors and issues. I did not take a deeper dive into the integrated extensions, but the library of extensions appear to be solid. An experience developer could quickly launch this platform, scan and test coding, and resolve issues quickly. I did not test this for larger code sets.
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    Support Rating
    Codacy
    Great company and support team!
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    Alternatives Considered
    Codacy
    Even though it is paid while SonarQube is free, we chose Codacy because it is simpler to configure and maintain the implemented rules. In addition, it offers support for the main programming languages ​​on the market, ensuring that we can continue to use it if we want to use other languages ​​in new products.
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    Cognition AI, Inc.
    Windsurf would be more comparable to GitHub Copilot or Perplexity to me. I think it's more of a pure code debugging line by line than some of the other tools listed above, however, they all have some capabilities to rewrite and test new coding. It boils down to what toolset you are most comfortable with. I typically will work with two platforms with the same issue to see how it is approached and the differences.
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    Return on Investment
    Codacy
    • The integration of Codacy with new code base is quick and easy.
    • Improves our code.
    • Easy to detect errors easily.
    • Ability to check duplicate codes.
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    Cognition AI, Inc.
    • ROI is significant time saved from debugging, rewriting code, and testing
    • AI generated development can test executable code in a controlled environment
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