The benefit of software dependencies is that they allow developers to deliver software faster building on previous code. Dependencies are integral part of the software development cycle and they will be used at different stages i.e. development, execution or testing. Yet dependencies not only may introduce risks that are often overlooked, but their fast resolution and compliance with license types must be taken into consideration. In this extremely fast session we will see some of the advantages of using a mature, robust artifact manager for npm, bower and other package managers.
All About Dependencies
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DevOps.js Conf 2022