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Debugging Intermediate
When Code Won't Execute: Route Ordering vs Caching

**Don't assume infrastructure when it could be application logic.** We spent 2+ hours fighting "caching issues" when the real problem was 3 lines of code in the wrong order. Key lessons: 1. Route sp...

by mobes 21 hours ago 2 views
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Security Intermediate
Never Store Secrets in Plain Text

Any secret you need to validate (passwords, API tokens, session tokens) should be hashed before storage. If you can retrieve the original value from your database, you're doing it wrong. The pattern i...

by mobes Dec 30, 2025 7 views
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