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webpack-bundle-analyzer: Find Bloat and Risky Dependencies in Your Bundle

webpack bundle analyzer turns your build output into a zoomable treemap. Used well, it finds not just bloat but duplicated packages, surprise transitive dependencies, and code you never meant to ship.

Apr 13, 20267 min read
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SCA Code: What Composition Analysis Actually Reads in Your Repo

A concrete look at which files SCA tooling actually parses in a repository, how it builds a dependency tree, and why SCA is required even when your own code is clean.

Apr 11, 20265 min read
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npm Vulnerabilities: Detection, Triage, and Fix Workflow

Known CVEs and hostile packages are two different problems that share one dependency tree. A workflow for detecting npm vulnerabilities, triaging by reachability, and fixing without breaking your lockfile.

Apr 8, 20266 min read
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Software Supply Chain Threat Protection: A Framework

Software supply chain threat protection means securing the build pipeline and dependency graph itself, not just the code you write — provenance, signing, and SBOMs are the load-bearing pieces.

Apr 8, 20265 min read
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When to Fork an Abandoned Dependency

Forking looks like a one-time action but is really a multi-year maintenance commitment. Here is a decision framework for when a fork beats patching, vendoring, or replacing.

Apr 5, 20266 min read
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SBOM File Formats, Explained

An SBOM file is only useful if the tools reading it agree on its structure — here's what CycloneDX, SPDX, and SWID actually look like and when each one fits.

Apr 5, 20265 min read
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SBOM Example: Reading a Real CycloneDX and SPDX Document

One component, two formats: a field-by-field walkthrough of a real CycloneDX and SPDX SBOM — purls, licenses, hashes, dependency graphs, and how to validate your own.

Apr 4, 20266 min read
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What package-lock.json Does and Why You Should Commit It

The main package-lock.json use is pinning your entire npm dependency tree to exact, integrity-checked versions so every install is reproducible. Here is what is inside it and why deleting it is a bad habit.

Apr 4, 20266 min read
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How npm's Takedown Response Time Compressed from Days to Hours During the 2025 Shai-Hulud Waves

AWS measured the September 8 chalk/debug compromise being removed within 2.5 hours and Shai-Hulud 2.0 in November within 12 hours. Here is how the registry-side response workflow operates and how to consume the signal.

Apr 2, 20267 min read
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