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+title: What's the smallest number of dependencies you can have?
+date: 2024-07-18
+permalink: daily/2024/07/18/smallest-number-of-dependencies
+tags:
+    - software-development
+    - drupal
+    - php
+cta: ~
+snippet: |
+    What's the smallest number of dependencies you can have in a project?
+---
+
+Whether it's Drupal modules, PHP libraries, npm packages or Tailwind CSS plugins, what's the smallest number you can have in a project?
+
+I have a list of Drupal modules and other projects that I commonly use, but I try to keep it to as few as possible.
+
+The fewer dependencies there are, the less will need to be updated and maintained.
+
+There's no guarantee each dependency will continue to be supported by its maintainers in the future, and each dependency added is an opportunity to introduce potential bugs and security vulnerabilities.
+
+## Here's the thing
+
+I'm not suggesting you need to write everything by hand as this would be ignoring a major benefit of open-source software, but consider if you need each dependency or if you can achieve the project's goals without it.