Shouldiuse.dev – Software dependency health checker
As software engineers we are often confronted with the decision of whether to code something ourselves or to add an existing library that does it for us. Whether we like it or not – we are adding dependencies sooner or later. And it's arguably good practice to check a new dependency beforehand: Is it maintained? By whom? How many issues does it have and how many of those are bugs? Are they being fixed? What's on the roadmap? What's the release frequency and how often do APIs break? One of our favorite solutions that already exist to answer such questions is the OpenSSF Scorecard project…
Shouldiuse.dev – Software dependency health checker launched on June 27, 2025 with 13 votes, #1,425 of 7,999 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Shouldiuse.dev helps software engineers evaluate whether to adopt a new library dependency by providing web-based access to security and maintenance metrics. It displays data from the OpenSSF Scorecard project, showing information about maintainers, issue tracking, bug fixes, release frequency, and API stability. The tool is designed for developers making informed decisions about adding external dependencies to their projects.
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As software engineers we are often confronted with the decision of whether to code something ourselves or to add an existing library that does it for us. Whether we like it or not – we are adding dependencies sooner or later. And it's arguably good practice to check a new dependency beforehand: Is it maintained? By…
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