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Shift dependency scanning left of CI to avoid late surprises
A DevOps.com essay argues that CI is too late for npm vulnerability detection, as developers have already moved on. A NestJS lockfile scan found 25 vulnerabilities, 13 transitive, highlighting the problem. The solution involves pre-commit hooks, PR checks, and branch-protection policies to catch issues earlier.
Meridian48 take
The essay's vendor-backed CLI pitch is convenient, but the real fix is structural: lockfile policies that block bad packages before they reach a reviewer.
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