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🗺️ Code Maps = Visualize Dependencies

Understanding code structure is hard. Code Maps visualize relationships. See dependencies, understand architecture.

📝 Code Map Basics

# Open Code Map
- Architecture → New Code Map
- Or: Ctrl + ` (backtick)
- Or: Right-click → Show on Code Map

# Create Code Map
1. Select items
2. Add to map
3. View relationships

# Code Map Features
- Visual dependencies
- Call hierarchy
- Inheritance chains
- Assembly references
- Package dependencies

# Navigation
- Double-click to navigate
- Zoom in/out
- Pan around
- Filter nodes

# Export
- Save as DGML
- Share with team
- Include in documentation

🎯 Using Code Maps

# Understand Dependencies
- Add all projects
- See references
- Identify dependencies
- Find circular references

# Architecture Review
- Visualize layers
- Check layering violations
- Understand component relationships

# Code Review
- See code flow
- Understand method calls
- Find complexity

# Onboarding
- Show project structure
- Visualize architecture
- Quick understanding

# Refactoring
- Identify tight coupling
- Find dependencies
- Plan improvements

# Tips
- Use for large solutions
- Focus on specific areas
- Use filters to simplify
- Export for documentation

✅ Code Map Tips

• Use for large codebases
• Focus on specific areas
• Export to DGML
• Share with team
• Use for documentation