Analysis of PostgreSQL development activity trends from mailing list archives (1998–present) and git history (1996–present) shows consistent growth in communication volume, with messages increasing from ~25 to ~100 per day, and message sizes growing significantly after 2009 and 2016, correlating with the introduction of commitfests and deployment of the commit fest app.
A discussion on social.kernel.org about the volume of patches in seven stable Linux kernels, with participants noting that reviewing thousands of patches requires re-reviewing already-released code for backporting to older kernel branches.
Microsoft released 974 security patches in September, its largest single batch ever, with 113 critical flaws including two actively exploited zero-days. AI-assisted vulnerability discovery is accelerating patch volumes across major software vendors, but security experts warn organizations struggle to test and deploy fixes at this scale.
Microsoft released a record 972 security patches in September, with 112 rated critical severity, as part of an industry-wide response to threats from AI-enabled vulnerability exploitation. Major tech companies including Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS, and Microsoft have collectively published unprecedented numbers of patches, though active exploits remain limited so far.