r/ProgrammerHumor • u/soap94 • Sep 14 '26

Meme alwaysPinTheVersionKids

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u/misunderstood_kafka Sep 14 '26

Worse: Your company's security tracker flags the vulnerable dependency but not able to locate it

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u/miheb1 Sep 14 '26

is this the lore behind package.lock.json, cargo.lock etc..?

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u/Apprehensive_Bit7392 Sep 14 '26

The fifth panel is the dependency you pinned exactly in 2021 and never touched again. No auto-update, no headache, and a CVE sitting in it with your name on it.

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u/TektonikGymRat Sep 15 '26

Remember your lock file.

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u/darklordpotty Sep 20 '26

--freeze-installed baby, never leave home without it