Brett Ryan

Keeping Dependencies Current

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:21:33 +1000

Working on a project of almost any size will almost always require the use of external dependencies that can often put us in a position of alert fatigue where we might have to chase our projects for CVE’s that have been announced where it can feel like constantly plugging a dam. Using a technique to automate this chore which can be reviewed at a later date is extremely helpful.

There are widely available tools in the ecosystem, however; I’m presenting this as a fun exercise to demonstrate how we can get in touch with the machinery that we can implement to do this.

Colophon

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

I use various tools for authoring my content, like me; most are fairly basic. From the use of vim as an editor, to the use of Google Gemini Workspaces for much of my hero banner and other image creations.

Created as an experiment, this site serves to represent the types of articles I produce by dogfooding my own ideas back into my site.

Editing Tools

I’ll often write directly in vim using a fairly vanilla installation as I have for the past 30 years, it’s what I’m comfortable with. Once a draft is complete, I use Gemini for Google Workspaces to proof the text, primarily focusing on grammar and language consistency

Curriculum Vitae

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Brett Ryan

Chief Data & Solutions Architect | Real-Time Decisioning

me@brettryan.dev LinkedIn | Stack Overflow | GitHub

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

During my over two decade career as a solutions specialist, I’ve worked on projects from small memory constrained devices to large, massively distributed data platforms where I’ve built out operational workloads that need to respond to real-time data problems. In my recent time at Telstra, I’ve specialised in designing and building a customer recommendation engine, decisioning platform and a Customer Analytics Record (CAR) solution that generates aggregates in real-time.

Resume

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Brett Ryan

Chief Data & Solutions Architect | Real-Time Decisioning

me@brettryan.dev LinkedIn | Stack Overflow | GitHub

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Visionary technology leader with over 25 years of experience designing and delivering enterprise scale, real‑time decisioning and recommendation platforms.

Proven record of driving multi‑million‑dollar business outcomes, leading large engineering teams broken down by agile methodologies, and shaping technical strategy across cloud, data, and AI.

Skilled at bridging business and technology, mentoring future leaders, and influencing executive stakeholders. Recognized for innovation, cost savings, ways of working and transformation impact at Telstra and beyond.