It was recently announced that GitHub has acquired Dependabot. This is the latest in a string of big announcements, product news, and acquisitions from GitHub.
Via the announcement post:
Here's what you need to know:
- We're integrating Dependabot directly into GitHub, starting with security fix PRs 👮♂️
- You can still install Dependabot from the GitHub Marketplace whilst we integrate it into GitHub, but it's now free of charge 🎁
- We've doubled the size of Dependabot's team; expect lots of great improvements over the coming months 👩💻👨💻👩💻👨💻👩💻👨💻 Source
What are your reactions to this news?