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Outdated Libraries

Understand the importance of maintaining up-to-date external libraries and packages in your Node.js applications. Explore how outdated dependencies can introduce security risks and learn practical commands like npm outdated and npm update to keep your application safe from exploits.

External programs and libraries

Another quick item to discuss is outdated libraries/packages. This is particularly problematic with JavaScript because our community is dependent upon utilizing many small packages for most applications. The best way to ensure safe code is to keep all dependencies up to date. No matter ...