@timbray
This brings to mind the section of the 1982 Adm. Grace Hopper lecture (then Capt.) about a mathematical treatment of analyzing code change propagation.
where she talks about the system never stabilizing.
Of course the answer is to lock down the inter-module interfaces and subject them to a more rigorous change management. Hard to do with wild-west libraries.
@timbray
This brings to mind the section of the 1982 Adm. Grace Hopper lecture (then Capt.) about a mathematical treatment of analyzing code change propagation.
Gregory's Server
@timbray node_modules the heaviest object in the universe comes immediately to my mind.