Do you generate the VS Dependency Graph?

Last updated by Brady Stroud [SSW] about 2 months ago.See history

Dependency graphs are important because they give you an indication of the coupling between the different components within your application.

A well architected application (ie. one that correctly follows the Onion Architecture) will be easy to maintain because it is loosely coupled.

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Figure: Bad Example- The Visual Studio Dependency Graph is hard to read

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Figure: Good Example – The ReSharper Dependency graph groups dependencies based on Solution Folders. By having a Consistent Solution Structure it is easy to see from your Dependency Graph if there is coupling between your UI and your Dependencies

Further Reading:

Adam Cogan
Adam Stephensen
Igor Goldobin
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