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Time Saver

Backend Webdev Programming Frontend

2 months ago 169.1M views 0 shares

Time Saver

Software engineers will spend weeks architecting the perfect REST API with proper request validation, schema definitions, and documentation... then watch it all get obliterated when someone realizes they can just slap everything into query parameters and call it a day. The irony? After all those heated Slack debates about POST vs PUT, nested resources, and whether to use snake_case or camelCase, the solution that wins is literally the oldest trick in the HTTP book: ?param1=value&param2=value . Simple, ugly, and devastatingly effective. Bonus points if the query string ends up being 500 characters long and breaks every URL length limit known to mankind. Who needs elegant API design when you can just GET everything?

URL Parameters: The Ultimate Security Protocol

Security Webdev Backend Frontend Programming

1 year ago 387.1K views 1 shares

URL Parameters: The Ultimate Security Protocol

Look at that URL parameter: isGina=false . Some developer really said "let's just hardcode user identity in the query string" and called it a day. Security through obscurity at its finest! Next time Gina forgets her password, she just needs to hack the URL to isGina=true and boom—instant access. Who needs authentication when you can just tell the system who you are? Somewhere a security engineer is having a panic attack while the intern who wrote this is proudly adding "implemented user authentication system" to their resume.