Company Research Report: Sourcery

Company Overview

Name, Mission of the Company

Sourcery
Mission: To eliminate technical debt and enhance developer productivity by providing AI-powered code review and refactoring tools.

When was the Company Founded and by Whom

No information is available

Key People in the Company

Brendan Maginnis, Founder, CEO ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com))

Nicholas Thapen, Founder, CTO ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com))

Tim Gilboy, Founder, COO ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com))

Reka Horvath, Senior Software Engineer ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com))

Ben Martineau, Senior Software Engineer ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com))

Ruan Comelli, Senior Software Engineer ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com))

Where is the Company Headquartered

No information is available

Number of Employees

No information is available

Revenue of the Company

No information is available

What is the Company Known For

Sourcery is known for its AI-powered code review tools that help software developers write higher quality code faster. The company offers functionalities like instant code review, bug and security risk identification, and automated complexity checks.

Products

Sourcery Code Review

High-Level Description

Sourcery Code Review offers automated code reviews for GitHub and GitLab repositories. It instantly reviews every pull request, providing suggestions and general feedback to enhance code quality and maintainability.

Key Features

General Feedback: Provides comprehensive feedback on pull requests.

Inline Comments: Offers context-specific inline comments to address issues directly in the code.

Bug and Security Risk Detection: Identifies potential bugs and security risks in the code.

Customized Reviews: Allows for custom style guides, conventions, and specific rules to be defined and enforced.

Sourcery Coding Assistant

High-Level Description

The AI-powered Coding Assistant provides real-time suggestions and improvements directly within the Integrated Development Environment (IDE). It helps streamline coding tasks such as generating docstrings, optimizing performance, and simplifying complex code.

Key Features

Code Generation: Assists in generating unit tests, improvements, and troubleshooting steps.

In-IDE Integration: Integrated with popular IDEs like VS Code, PyCharm, Vim, and Sublime.

Custom Rules: Allows users to define custom rules to enforce coding standards and best practices.

Semantic Search: Enhanced coding assistant code search, supporting various languages like Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Rust.

Recent Developments

Recent Developments in the Company

Introduction of Sourcery Code Review for GitHub and GitLab: Expanded support for code reviews making the product available for these platforms, enhancing code quality management in projects.

Enhanced LLM Integration: Leveraged third-party Large Language Models (LLMs) to improve the quality of code reviews and suggestions.

Zero Retention Options: Introduced zero retention options provided via Anthropic, ensuring enhanced data privacy.

New Products Launched

Sourcery Coding Assistant: Launched as an AI-powered pair programmer that integrates deeply into IDEs offering functionalities like generating docstrings, test cases, debugging, and optimizing performance.

New Features Added to Existing Products

Custom Reviews and Conversational Mode: Added capabilities to customize code reviews with user-specific style guides, conventions, and rules.

IDE Dashboard Improvements: Revamped the IDE dashboards, enhancing user experience and functionalities like team management and multi-language support.