Old JavaScript Code Threates Web Sustainability [via Sustainable Web Design Community Group]

The following research paper describes the astonishing extent of old JavaScript
code with know security problems on the web:

https://blog.acolyer.org/2017/03/07/thou-shalt-not-depend-on-me-analysing-the-use-of-outdated-javascript-libraries-on-the-web/

What's needed for better sustainability is a library that allows lookup of JS
library by version, with known vulnerabilities. At the very least, design and
maintenance documents for websites should include a strategy for fixing outdated
JS libraries in the mix.



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