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Your AI assistant forgot the lockfile, and that's a problem

AI coding helpers often skip lockfiles. That leads to non-reproducible builds and silent supply chain drift. Here is why it matters and how to fix it.

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resilience5 min read

Your AI Assistant Won't Remember Input Validation (You Still Have To)

AI coding helpers write happy-path code fast, but skip size limits and input checks. Here's why that breaks in production and how to fix it.

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security4 min read

Your AI Assistant Just Committed Your API Keys

AI coding assistants make it easy to paste credentials into prompts and code. That convenience is creating a new generation of leaks that scanners still miss.

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ops-basics5 min read

Your logs are garbage: why you need structured, machine-readable logging

Unstructured logs are a nightmare for debugging and security. Here's why you should switch to JSON logging and how to do it without overcomplicating things.

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data-exposure5 min read

Your AI Assistant Won't Save You from Verbose Error Messages

Stack traces and database errors sent to clients leak internals. Learn why your AI coding assistant overlooks this and how to fix it.

configuration5 min read

Your AI Assistant Is Probably Hardcoding Secrets, and That's Your Fault

Why developers using AI coding assistants keep pasting API keys into source files, and how to fix it before your next commit.

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dependency-hygiene5 min read

Your AI Assistant Won't Tell You Your Dependencies Are Full of Known CVEs

AI coding tools generate code fast, but they rarely check if your dependencies have known vulnerabilities. Here's why that matters and how to fix it.

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resilience5 min read

Your AI Assistant Won't Save You From a Missing Request Size Limit

Developers using AI coding assistants often skip basic input validation and request size limits. Here is why that is a resilience problem and how to fix it.

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security4 min read

Your AI Assistant Just Committed a Secret

AI coding tools often paste API keys directly into source. Here's why that's a problem and how to fix it without slowing down.