The latest articles on DEV Community by Ahmed889-code (@ahmed889code). https://dev.to/ahmed889code https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4021879%2Fa86e5f9f-cbc6-4ab6-b6d4-35c8a0f24f54.png https://dev.to/ahmed889code en Ahmed889-code Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:13:28 +0000 https://dev.to/ahmed889code/i-built-a-free-tool-to-scan-your-packagejson-for-api-deprecations-3pfp https://dev.to/ahmed889code/i-built-a-free-tool-to-scan-your-packagejson-for-api-deprecations-3pfp <p>While researching API changes I noticed something — Google Maps <br> removed DirectionsService on May 1 2026 with no soft fallback. <br> Calls just throw runtime errors after the deadline.</p> <p>Most developers won't know until something breaks.</p> <p>So I built DepRadar — paste your package.json, it checks your <br> exact stack against known deprecations and shows only the ones <br> affecting you, with severity, sunset dates, and migration links.</p> <p>Currently tracks 13 real deprecations across:</p> <ul> <li>Google Maps (DirectionsService, DistanceMatrixService removed)</li> <li>OpenAI (Realtime API Beta sunset)</li> <li>AWS SDK v2 (maintenance mode)</li> <li>Microsoft Actionable Messages (retired)</li> <li>moment.js, request package</li> <li>And more</li> </ul> <p>Free → depradar.netlify.app<br> Open source → github.com/Ahmed889-code/depradar</p> <p>What deprecations am I missing from your stack?</p> javascript webdev opensource node