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by subtract-smiles 1474 days ago
> When a new package is added to the codebase, demand full justifications about why it is required, and record the reason for the addition in a log within the repository.

I think this is actually good tip that doesn't get used enough. Logging dependencies and packages would probably also make it a lot easier to debug if you suspect a package is the source of a problem but don't know if you can touch it or not.