7 ways to put your code on a diet — and improve AppSec in the process

The article explains how code bloat and unmanaged dependencies enlarge application attack surfaces and complicate testing, then outlines seven actions to improve code efficiency and security: scheduled refactoring sprints, coordinated microservices reuse, enforceable component adoption policies, limiting programming languages, a programmatic approach to trimming unused code with tooling, clear ownership between security and engineering, and consolidation of security features like authentication, all backed by strong business and engineering leadership support.