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npm says a package is deprecated. What should you do?
A deprecation notice is a maintainer's warning, not a ban. Read the message, decide if you are affected, and plan a replacement before it becomes a problem.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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npm dedupe and find-dupes: cleaning up duplicate packages
Why the same package appears at several versions in node_modules, what npm dedupe changes, and how find-dupes previews it before you touch anything.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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npm ci vs npm install: which one belongs in your pipeline?
npm ci installs exactly what the lockfile says and fails on drift, while npm install can change it. Why that difference matters for supply chain safety.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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npm ci vs npm install when AI edits your dependencies
Why CI should use npm ci, how it catches a manifest and lockfile mismatch, and how that limits what an AI-edited package.json can quietly change.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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Caret vs tilde in package.json: what each version range allows
A caret range accepts minor and patch releases, a tilde range accepts patch releases only. See how each behaves, including the 0.x exception.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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npm audit fix and the force flag: what it changes and when to avoid it
npm audit fix applies remediations within your ranges. The force flag also allows semver major jumps. How to use each safely and review the result.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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NIS2 secure development and security testing: what to document
What the EU implementing rules say about secure development lifecycles and security testing, and a short list of records that show you follow them.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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Five myths about training your own model on your codebase
Myth versus fact on training a model from your repository: what it can learn, what it cannot, why search often wins, and what small tuning really does.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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Mutation testing to check AI written tests, explained
Mutation testing changes your code on purpose and checks that tests fail. Here is how it works, why it suits AI written tests, and how to keep it cheap.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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