Ask HN: What's the best way to stay up to date with software dependency updates?

4 pointseventemitter11y ago3 comments

I'm developing software that consumes third party APIs (AWS, mailchimp, shopify, google maps, etc.) and makes use of many open source applications & libraries. Every API provider and some of the applications / libraries provide blogs or twitter accounts where they post news regarding their software. It's difficult to stay up to date and never miss an important update.

Is there a better way to get the latest news about those updates?

3 comments

danieljscott11y ago

https://www.artifact-listener.org/

For java/maven projects. Not really news, but keeps you informed about updates.

xamde11y ago

https://www.versioneye.com

clyfe11y ago

Use something like Bundler, Maven, Pip, npm, sbt. For example bundler has the `$> bundler outdated` command that shows dependencies that have new versions.

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