# Microstacks or megadependencies over at Webdevcon 2025

DevFeed: [Microstacks or megadependencies over at Webdevcon 2025](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/microstacks-or-megadependencies-over-at-webdevcon-2025-36484.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/microstacks-or-megadependencies-webdev/>)

Published: 2025-09-20T15:20:23Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bert-hubert-s-writings.md>)

Topics: [npm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/npm.md>), [Web Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-development.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>), [Front end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/frontend.md>), [HTML](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/html.md>)

Tags: [2025](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2025.md>), [conference](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/conference.md>), [dependencies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dependencies.md>), [front-end](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/front-end.md>), [html](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/html.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [npm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/npm.md>), [third-party](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/third-party.md>), [video](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/video.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>)

## AI overview

This presentation transcript examines the risks of large, unknown build-time dependency trees such as those produced by npm, along with runtime dependencies on third-party services. It introduces "microstacks," which minimize build dependencies and avoid runtime service dependencies, and recommends "mesostack" deployments with modest reliance on external dependencies and services.

## Source excerpt

tl;dr: A meandering talk that reminds us of the risks of shipping unknown build time dependencies (as from npm), and also highlights how many services now have runtime third party service dependencies. These are very serious choices about the future of a project, and we can wonder how well we are making these choices. Is anyone thinking about the long term costs and impact? The talk then covers "microstacks", whereby a project relies in a minimal number of build dependencies, and no runtime service dependencies.