Tool for discovering dependencies of .NET code (not VS2010)

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Given a really big .NET codebase. Some parts in sources and some parts in binaries. It's all .NET code. I'd like to have a tool for discovering dependencies in that code base. By assemblies and by types. Having visualisation of dependencies in graphic form would be very nice.
I'd like to have: instantiation graph, refenrece graph, call graph, type dependencies graph.

For an instance take a class and get all kind of dependencies from his point of view on a diagram with ability to filter by assembly/namaspace/etc.

I understand that reflector can do. And VS2010 Ultimate can do this. But they all have some drawbacks:

Reflector is good tool, but its dependencies visualization facilities are very limited
VS2010 is too sloooow. It looks like a toy not a mature tool (I meaning its diagramming facilities).

p.s. has already asked somewhere? ok, point me to that place. tnx.

stackoverflow.com/questions/197447, stackoverflow.com/questions/2091867, stackoverflow.com/questions/3594807 more or less deal with the same question, although your variant wins on detail and outlining of specific requirements — pth - Structure101
– pth - Structure101, Commented Feb 7, 2011 at 22:03

gor · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-07 14:05:39Z

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Did you try NDepend ?

answered Feb 7, 2011 at 14:05

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Shrike Over a year ago

Yeah, I had a look at it some time ago. It seems to me that it's more for understanding quality of code, not architecture. I may be wrong of cause..

Patrick from NDepend team Over a year ago

I am the NDepend Lead Dev, Shrike, NDepend is for code quality indeed but comes with several unique features in the .NET world to deal with deendencies in code, like Dependency Structure Matrix and Graph, have a look here ndepend.com/Doc_VS_Arch.aspx and here ndepend.com/Doc_Matrix.aspx

pth - Structure101 Over a year ago

Patrick/Shrike, just a quick clarification/confirmation - Structure101 and Lattix also provide DSMs and graphs for .Net, with both products emphasizing dependency/architecture management over metrics/overall code quality.

Patrick from NDepend team · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-12 14:16:01Z

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As @gor suggested you can try NDepend to browse .NET code dependencies. The tool proposes:

a dependency graph
a dependency matrix,
and also some C# LINQ queries can be edited (or generated) to browse dependencies.

In this related question SO answer you can find all details.

Disclaimer: I work for NDepend

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Patrick · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-07 14:17:39Z

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Also take a look at Lattix. It can also help you with detecting dependencies.

answered Feb 7, 2011 at 14:17

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Shrike Over a year ago

Thanks! I'm going to have a look at it.

Tom Carter · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-03 13:09:38Z

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Install my Dependency Structure Matrix plugin for Reflector. It's free !

You can analyse type dependencies and assembly dependencies to get an idea of the architecture of an application

[Update] This plugin is now available in form of a Visual Studio Add-In

edited May 3, 2013 at 13:09

answered Feb 7, 2011 at 15:20

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Shrike Over a year ago

I believe it's more for understanding quality not architecture, but anyway thanks.

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