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The Unpaid Intern's Parting Gift

The Unpaid Intern's Parting Gift
Ah, the classic revenge of the unpaid intern! When your company thinks exposure is a valid form of payment, but you're leaving with something far more valuable—their API key. Nothing says "thanks for the experience" quite like committing sensitive credentials to a public repository on your way out. It's the digital equivalent of taking the office stapler, except this one could cost them thousands in unauthorized AWS charges. Remember kids: proper credential management isn't just good practice, it's also why you should probably pay your developers.

Don't Actually Do This

Don't Actually Do This
Ah yes, the classic "fix" that fixes nothing. Committing your .env file to Git is like putting your house keys under the welcome mat and posting the address on Twitter. Sure, your code errors are gone... along with your database credentials, API keys, and whatever shred of respect your senior dev had for you. But hey, ship it.

The Unpaid Intern's Farewell Gift

The Unpaid Intern's Farewell Gift
Ah, the classic parting gift from an unpaid intern - committing the API key directly to the .env file in their final act of corporate sabotage. Nothing says "thanks for the experience" like leaving a production credential in the version control history. Future security auditors will speak of this moment with reverence.

Where To Keep Your Secrets

Where To Keep Your Secrets
Having a single .env file? Reasonable. Having nine different environment files with conflicting naming conventions? That's just asking for a 3 AM production outage when you can't remember if the database password is in .env.production , .env.production.local , or that random file you created six months ago after three energy drinks. The real security feature is that even you can't find your own secrets anymore.