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The Single Equals Nightmare

Debugging Security Javascript Programming Testing

2 months ago 354.7K views 0 shares

The Single Equals Nightmare

Peacefully sleeping until your brain suddenly screams: "WAIT! That code uses a single equals sign for comparison instead of double equals! That's an assignment, not a condition check!" That single character difference between if (user = admin) and if (user == admin) means you're not checking if user equals admin—you're literally making user become admin and then checking if that assignment succeeded (which it always will). Congratulations, you just gave everyone admin access!

The Single Equal Sign Of Doom

Security Typescript Javascript Programming Debugging

7 months ago 267.6K views 1 shares

The Single Equal Sign Of Doom

Sleeping peacefully until your brain jolts you awake at 3:27 AM because you realized you used = instead of == in that authentication code. That single equals sign just gave admin access to literally everyone. Sweet dreams! Nothing quite like the cold sweat of realizing you've accidentally created the world's most generous authorization system. The fix takes 2 seconds but the existential dread lasts forever.