Detecting and removing bloated dependencies in CommonJS packages

JavaScript packages are notoriously prone to bloat, a factor that significantly impacts the performance and maintainability of web applications. While web bundlers and tree-shaking can mitigate this issue in client-side applications, state-of-the-art techniques have limitations on the detection and...

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Published in:	The Journal of systems and software Vol. 230; p. 112509
Main Authors:	Liu, Yuxin, Tiwari, Deepika, Bogdan, Cristian, Baudry, Benoit
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Inc 01.12.2025
Subjects:	CommonJS Dependency bloat Dependency management Node.js npm Dependency management CommonJS Node.js npm Dependency bloat
ISSN:	0164-1212, 1873-1228
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