{ "uuid": [ { "value": "d13dbdb3-cbef-4577-bc85-3da24a82df7d" } ], "langcode": [ { "value": "en" } ], "type": [ { "target_id": "daily_email", "target_type": "node_type", "target_uuid": "8bde1f2f-eef9-4f2d-ae9c-96921f8193d7" } ], "revision_timestamp": [ { "value": "2025-05-11T06:09:49+00:00" } ], "revision_uid": [ { "target_type": "user", "target_uuid": "b8966985-d4b2-42a7-a319-2e94ccfbb849" } ], "revision_log": [], "status": [ { "value": true } ], "uid": [ { "target_type": "user", "target_uuid": "b8966985-d4b2-42a7-a319-2e94ccfbb849" } ], "title": [ { "value": "What's the smallest number of dependencies you can have?" } ], "created": [ { "value": "2024-07-18T00:00:00+00:00" } ], "changed": [ { "value": "2025-05-11T06:09:49+00:00" } ], "promote": [ { "value": false } ], "sticky": [ { "value": false } ], "default_langcode": [ { "value": true } ], "revision_translation_affected": [ { "value": true } ], "path": [ { "alias": "\/daily\/2024\/07\/18\/smallest-number-of-dependencies", "langcode": "en" } ], "body": [ { "value": "\n

Whether it's Drupal modules, PHP libraries, npm packages or Tailwind CSS plugins, what's the smallest number you can have in a project?<\/p>\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n

The fewer dependencies there are, the less will need to be updated and maintained.<\/p>\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n

Here's the thing<\/h2>\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n ", "format": "full_html", "processed": "\n

Whether it's Drupal modules, PHP libraries, npm packages or Tailwind CSS plugins, what's the smallest number you can have in a project?<\/p>\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n

The fewer dependencies there are, the less will need to be updated and maintained.<\/p>\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n

Here's the thing<\/h2>\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n ", "summary": null } ], "feeds_item": [ { "imported": "2025-05-11T06:09:49+00:00", "guid": null, "hash": "6afaa3344e6ec1907672718a56f00a9c", "target_type": "feeds_feed", "target_uuid": "90c85284-7ca8-4074-9178-97ff8384fe76" } ] }