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Re:Never use a dependency that you could replace with an aft... by 5Qn8mNbc2FNCiVV on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @06:42PM (#24137930)
I'm sorry that my framework and bundler are using so many packages. Lemme just quickly install Android Studio and download a few gigabyte to develop and build my application. Ah yikes I'm on a different version, need to redownload now.
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Re:Never use a dependency that you could replace with an aft... by parliament32 on Thursday August 13, 2020 @01:05PM (#24145572)
At least Android Studio doesn't break when you try to deploy it a few months down the line (with package lock), with the exact same version, because a dependency of a dependency of a dependency made an unreviewed and untested "security fix" that caused a regression.
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