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Re:Ask HN: Is keeping dependencies up to date wasteful? by zufallsheld on Thursday December 19, 2019 @10:37AM (#21835767)
> There can be performance improvements or security updates in new releases

Of course the opposite could also be true - performance could degrade or new security issues could be created.

I agree with your second statement that with a proper CI/CD pipeline, updates should be managabale.

Also: https://twitter.com/gabro27/status/1173547934132178944?lang=...

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Re:Ask HN: Is keeping dependencies up to date wasteful? by peterbozso on Thursday December 19, 2019 @08:11PM (#21840959)
Absolutely! But that's another topic, namely "How much time should I wait after the release of a new version before updating?" :) That highly depends on the kind of software you are working on and the supplier of the given dependencies (trust/experience/ability and willingness to self-test new versions).
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