# Code Blocks and DesignScript

The code block is a unique feature in Dynamo that dynamically links a visual programming environment with a text-based one. The code-block has access to all of the Dynamo nodes and can define an entire graph in one node. Read this chapter closely, as the code block is a fundamental building block of Dynamo.

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