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ChaosMuppeton You know more Finnish than you think

Just to clarify the significance of the photo: the body of water in it is Neitokainen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neitokainen

It is a lake in Finland that has the shape of Finland.

ChaosMuppeton Ask HN: What trick of the trade took you too long to learn?

I wholeheartedly agree! And would add:

3. Make sure your API test suite runs fast, runs locally and is easy to use. Effort put into the test suite and tooling pays dividends for a long time.

ChaosMuppeton Are You an Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You by David Graeber (2000)

Rutger Bregman’s Humankind: A Hopeful History is also a good read for dispelling the common misconceptions regarding human behaviour.

ChaosMuppeton API Key Authentication Best Practices

With regards to secret scanning, a shout-out to the "secret-token" URI scheme https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8959

Also, in addition to showing the creation date of the API key, I find it super friendly if it is possible to name the API key (and/or add a note to it).