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My API Is Overengineered
Security AI Javascript Programming Databases
12 days ago 148.9K views 0 shares
My API Is Overengineered
Behold, the pinnacle of security theater! First, let's expose our database directly through an API endpoint because REST is "too complex." Then, let's sprinkle in some AI validation using GPT to check if SQL queries are safe—because regular expressions and parameterized queries are just so last decade . Nothing says "I'm a 10x developer" quite like importing five different packages, exposing your database credentials in plaintext, and asking an AI if DROP TABLE users; seems fishy. The cherry on top? That 403 error when the AI says no—as if hackers will politely accept rejection and go home. SQL injection protection via AI prompt? Congratulations, you've invented a security vulnerability with a carbon footprint!

Rest My Ass: When 200 OK Is Anything But OK
Backend Webdev Javascript Programming Debugging
1 month ago 237.7K views 0 shares
Rest My Ass: When 200 OK Is Anything But OK
The ultimate API gaslighting experience! Your request gets a perfect HTTP 200 OK status code, signaling all is well in the universe. Then the response body hits you with {"error": true} . It's like your server saying "Yes, I received your request perfectly! Also, everything is on fire." The digital equivalent of someone nodding enthusiastically while whispering "absolutely not." REST APIs that can't even be honest about their emotional state deserve their own special circle in developer hell.

The Future Is Now, Old Env
Programming Devops Testing Frontend Backend
3 months ago 171.9K views 0 shares
The Future Is Now, Old Env
Looking at that pill bottle labeled "Not caring about backward compatibility" while staring intensely at it? Guilty as charged. Nothing says "living on the edge" quite like pushing that shiny new update that breaks every legacy system in existence. Who needs stable APIs when you can have excitement ? Sure, the users with older systems might riot, but they should've upgraded five versions ago anyway. Their technical debt is not my emotional burden. That sweet, sweet feeling when you delete 200 lines of compatibility code and replace it with 10 lines of elegant modern syntax. Worth every angry support ticket.

The Four Stages Of API Hell
Backend Webdev Programming Debugging Testing
4 months ago 156.3K views 0 shares
The Four Stages Of API Hell
The FOUR STAGES OF API HELL, darling! 💀 First, you're ECSTATIC because you got a 200 response! You're practically throwing a parade for yourself! 🎉 Then the BETRAYAL hits - call actually failed but they had the AUDACITY to send a 200 with an exception stack trace buried in the response! The DRAMA! 😱 Next, you're playing detective with ZERO documentation, squinting at your screen like you're trying to decode ancient hieroglyphics! Sherlock Holmes could NEVER! 🔍 And finally, the ultimate insult - having to include the framework in your request body AS A HEADER?! What kind of sadistic monster designed this API? I can't even! This is why developers drink! 🍸

This Parameter Exists For Historical Reasons
Javascript Webdev Programming Debugging Frontend
7 months ago 176.6K views 0 shares
This Parameter Exists For Historical Reasons
The JavaScript pushState() function has an unused parameter that literally does nothing but can't be removed because... backward compatibility! 🤦‍♂️ It's like that one useless function parameter that's been in your codebase for 5 years and everyone's too scared to remove it because "something might break." The documentation even admits it with a straight face: "This parameter exists for historical reasons, and cannot be omitted." The red scribbles perfectly capture every developer's reaction: "??? WTF" - which is basically the official technical term for legacy code maintenance.