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# #dead-code

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[Phuoc Nguyen Dang](https://hashnode.com/@phuocnd) · [Apr 3](https://hashnode.com/posts/dead-code-destroyed-a-15b-company-in-45-minutes-knight-capital/69cfea08331df036ef7a9d3f)

### [Dead Code Destroyed a $1.5B Company in 45 Minutes — Knight Capital](https://storyengine.hashnode.dev/dead-code-destroyed-a-15b-company-in-45-minutes-knight-capital?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

On August 1, 2012, Knight Capital lost $440 million in 45 minutes. Not from a hack. From a deployment error. Dead code from 2003 woke up because one server out of eight missed an update. The deployment script failed silently and reported success. Fou...

2 min read · [storyengine.hashnode.dev](https://storyengine.hashnode.dev/dead-code-destroyed-a-15b-company-in-45-minutes-knight-capital?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[DevTools Guide](https://hashnode.com/@devtoolsguide) · [Mar 3](https://hashnode.com/posts/knip-finding-dead-code-and-unused-dependencies-in-javascript-projects/69a656616fba014af0642f7b)

### [Knip: Finding Dead Code and Unused Dependencies in JavaScript Projects](https://devtoolsguide.hashnode.dev/knip-finding-dead-code-and-unused-dependencies-in-javascript-projects?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Knip: Finding Dead Code and Unused Dependencies in JavaScript Projects Every codebase accumulates dead code. A utility function written for a feature that got reverted. A dependency added for one component that nobody uses anymore. An exported type ...

9 min read · [devtoolsguide.hashnode.dev](https://devtoolsguide.hashnode.dev/knip-finding-dead-code-and-unused-dependencies-in-javascript-projects?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)