Dependency Adoption

Making use of software libraries or services as a dependency.

Also Known As

• Library Integration
• Open-Source Consumption
• Runtime Adoption
• Runtime Dependency
• Standards Adoption

Related

• Coding
• Integration Testing
• Configuration Management

Addresses / Mitigates

• Implementation Risk: Ensures consistency and reliability by adhering to proven standards and libraries.
• Implementation Risk: Reduces the risk of relying on proprietary or less widely adopted solutions.
• Complexity Risk: Can reduce the amount of code you are responsible for, hence the amount of 'owned' complexity.

Attendant Risks

• Feature Fit Risk: Creates dependencies on the adopted standards and libraries.
• Lock-In Risk: Adopting proprietary libraries may lead to worsening terms-of-service in the future.
• Funding Risk: Can incur costs associated with adopting standards or libraries.

Description

Making use of third-party libraries or services in your code.

See:

• Languages and Dependencies
• Software Libraries (On Software Dependencies)
• Software-as-a-Service (On Software Dependencies)

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