Why You Should NEVER Do This in Production 😬

We get it — you’re in a rush. 

 The feature needs to ship. 

 QA needs a working demo. 

 Everything’s “just for testing,” right?

Until it’s live… 

 And your frontend is leaking secrets for the whole internet to see. 👀

Here’s one of the most common production anti-patterns we still see:

❌ Hardcoding API keys, secrets, or tokens directly into frontend code.

👉 Guess what? Anyone with DevTools can see that key in plain text. 

 👉 Now they can spam your API, drain your usage limits, or worse.

✅ Here’s how you fix it:

• Store secrets securely on the backend or serverless function
• Fetch from client → call backend → backend securely accesses the key
• Use env variables, rotate keys regularly, and never expose credentials in public repos

At @Techlusion, we help dev teams:

• Audit their code for real-world security risks
• Fix dangerous shortcuts before they become breach headlines
• Build scalable APIs, auth flows, and cloud logic the right way

Because shipping fast is good. 

 Shipping insecure? That’s expensive.

Over to You:

What’s the worst “just-for-testing” mistake you’ve seen make it to prod?

👇 Drop it below and let’s learn from each other (and cringe together).