- Software today is excessively bloated, with 350MB packages and 1,600 dependencies, leading to serious security risks.
- Security is dire due to vast attack surfaces, poor code quality, and logic bugs; even top companies like Apple and Google make critical mistakes.
- Economic incentives favor speed over security, but legislation like the EU's Cyber Resilience Act may force vendors to prioritize software quality.
- The author created Trifecta, a minimal image-sharing tool with 1,600 lines of code and few dependencies, proving that lean, modern software is still possible.
- Reducing the amount of code shipped, inspecting dependencies, and prioritizing simplicity over complexity are key to improving software security.