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by jeffshek 2588 days ago
Huge congrats to Dependabot team! If you're starting a new project in Python (+ others), having Dependabot + CircleCI (or something equivalent) + Strong test coverage will save you hundreds of hours (eventually).

Best trick is to make sure your test coverage is strong early (I know this is easier said than done ...), then you can just merge updated requirements without ever worrying.

GitHub has a type of service that would check requirements already, it just never felt as polished as Dependabot. But it goes to show how far a committed team can prioritize over bigger players. IIRC, they still use Heroku, which seems like a lot of discipline in prioritizing the right product features over just building tech stacks in BigCloudProviders.

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Thanks!