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Type Dependency Diagrams in ReSharper 9

In ReSharper 8, we introduced the concept of Architecture Tools as ways of visualizing the state of module dependencies in your solution. In ReSharper 9, we have augmented these tools with an ability to visualize class dependencies too. Dependencies between types are shown on a Type Dependency Diagram. You can make one by selecting any node from the Solution Explorer (you can pick a file, folder,

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Architecture Tools: Improvements in ReSharper 8.1

In ReSharper 8, we brought out an entirely new feature called Architecture Tools (or, alternatively, Project Dependency Analysis). The goal of the Architecture Tools is simple: to let users visualize and manipulate the structure of their solution. In ReSharper 8.1, we’ve made a number of improvements that we’d like to show you. User Interface Improvements Following user feedback, we&rs

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Architecture Tools in ReSharper 8

Like many people with very large Visual Studio projects, we in the ReSharper team wanted to get an overview of the 300+ project dependencies for ReSharper itself. Unfortunately, VS Ultimate gave us a representation that was rather difficult to interpret: What we ended up doing is building our own tool for viewing project dependencies as well as comparing architectural snapshots as the solution co

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Optimizing Assembly References with ReSharper 6.1

This post is about ReSharper 6.1. For other features in ReSharper 6 (both 6.0 and 6.1), please see previous posts introducing ReSharper 6: ReSharper 6 EAP is Open; Details on JavaScript Support CSS Support in ReSharper 6 ReSharper 6 Bundles Decompiler, Free Standalone Tool to Follow ReSharper 6 Enhances Suggestions with Explanations ReSharper 6 Introduces support for JavaScrip

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