Visualize the entropy of a codebase with a 3D force-directed graph
Hi HN! I'm Gabriel, the author of dep-tree (https://github.com/gabotechs/dep-tree), and I wanted to show off this tool and explain why it's being really useful at my current org for dealing with code complexity. I work at a startup where business evolves really fast, and requirements change frequently, so it's easy to end up with big piles of code stacked together without a clear structure, specially with tight deadlines. I made dep-tree [1] to help us maintain a clean code architecture and a logical separation of concerns between parts of the application, which is…
Visualize the entropy of a codebase with a 3D force-directed graph launched on January 31, 2024 with 180 votes, #247 of 4,438 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Dep-tree visualizes a codebase's dependencies using a 3D force-directed graph, helping developers understand code complexity and architecture. It's designed for software teams managing fast-evolving codebases where code structure can become tangled under tight deadlines. The tool displays source files and their relationships visually, and enforces customizable dependency rules to maintain separation of concerns across different application sections.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Tool for helping developers keep their code bases clean and decoupled. It allows visualising a code base complexity using a 3d force-directed graph of files and the dependencies between them. - gabotechs/dep-tree
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi HN! I'm Gabriel, the author of dep-tree (https://github.com/gabotechs/dep-tree), and I wanted to show off this tool and explain why it's being really useful at my current org for dealing with code complexity. I work at a startup where business evolves really fast, and requirements change…
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