Alas, sometimes that unstable third-party code is from some guy two desks down, and you need to use it. And it's unstable because it's not-quite-done yet. Depe

Alas, sometimes that unstable third-party code is from some guy two desks down, and you need to use it. And it's unstable because it's not-quite-done yet. Dependencies are life. Sure, eliminate the ones you don't need, but on most larger(ish) projects, you're going to have dependencies, be them internal or external.