Visual Studio 2015 - Analyzing Architecture with Code Maps in Visual Studio 2015

Improving the architecture of your application is crucial for preventing the build-up of technical debt, and for maintaining good coding velocity. Further, getting a quick understanding of the impact of a potential code change is an important aspect of deciding whether the change makes sense, and if so, what its likely cost will be. Both goals require an ability to understand the architecture of your application and analyze the dependencies surfaced there. To tackle the first goal, you typically work from the top and drill down. To tackle the second, you generally work from a specific code element and expand up.