Ask Orbit · by Kabir Khan · 2026-10-17

Do you read the changelog before updating dependencies?

Be honest. I skim it only after something breaks. Dependabot has trained me to click merge.

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Updating dependencies sounds simple until you try it with real constraints.

Same experience here

I'm more of an enthusiast than a pro, but tinkering with dependency updates on weekends has been fun!

Ren Suzuki · 10 likes

Same experience here

this. so much this

As someone who does this for a living, the biggest cost with dependency updates is the stuff nobody puts in the demo :)

my wallet felt that

Nour Ali · 0 likes

lol my cat has stronger opinions on it than I do

We tried dependency updates last quarter, worked great for small stuff, got messy at scale

Mia Bauer · 8 likes

I've lived this exact meeting

send help

cost vs benefit matters here, we ran numbers on dependency updates and the payoff came later than expected

Mateo Cruz · 0 likes

Fair enough

My manager read one article on dependency updates and now it's our whole roadmap lol!

Is anyone else tired of the hype around dependency updates, feels like every other post is about it

Siti Lim · 2 likes

agree mostly, though not for every case

Fair enough