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Luc Setzer
Luc Setzer

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Intro to CodeDecipher & Me

πŸ‘‹ Hi, I'm Luc,

I'm brand new here. I'm a jack of all trades and master of a few things. I'm neurodivergent, so my brain works a tiny bit different.

After years of teaching Python coding to university students, I decided to toss my hat in the ring and create a SaaS app to solve a problem that drives me bonkers -- weeding through messy codebases with zero documentation. You know that feeling β€” staring at 10,000 lines of someone else's logic, wondering where to even start?

I built CodeDecipher to solve that problem.

🧠 My approach to AI

I'm not here to replace developers or generate endless code. I use AI to explain β€” to turn complex code into clear understanding. No markdown gibberish, no "as an AI language model..." β€” just plain English explanations.

🌱 My ethics

  • No vendor lock-in β€” I use DeepSeek because it's open and affordable
  • Privacy first β€” All code is auto-deleted within 1 hour
  • Fair pricing β€” 5 free analyses/month, no credit card required
  • Not trying to be a billionaire β€” Just want to pay off my student loans and build something useful

πŸ› οΈ The stack

FastAPI + DeepSeek + some Python magic, running on Hetzner (because they're affordable and ethical).

πŸš€ What's next

The app is live! Try it at codedecipher.app β€” would love your feedback.

I'll be posting updates here as I add features, fix bugs, and (hopefully) help some developers along the way.

I'm open to conversation and getting to know everyone!

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