# Node Nx Tutorial - Step 5: Dep Graph

## Nx.dev Tutorial | Node | Step 5: Dep Graph

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An Nx workspace can contain dozens or hundreds of applications and libraries. As a codebase grows, it can be difficult to understand how they depend on each other and the implications of making a particular change.

Previously, some senior architect would create an ad-hoc dependency diagram and upload it to a corporate wiki. The diagram is not correct even on Day 1 and gets more and more out of sync with every passing day.

With Nx, you can do better than that.

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Run "nx dep-graph". What do you see?
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A dependency diagram in the browser
A dep-graph.html file created at the root of the workspace
A json document printed out in the terminal
