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Jul 31, 2026/Lucas Brandt/6 min read
Design Systems Don't Know Your Customers
Design systems are full of excellent advice. They just weren't written specifically for your users.
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Jul 13, 2026/Lucas Brandt/7 min read
Frontend Validation Is Not a Security Feature
Frontend validation improves the user experience, but it should never be treated as a security feature. Learn why every API must validate incoming data regardless of what the frontend allows.
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Jun 28, 2026/Lucas Brandt/6 min read
JSON Has More Rules Than You Think
JSON looks almost identical to JavaScript, but a few small syntax differences cause countless parser errors. Learn the rules that trip developers up most often and why they exist.
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Jun 12, 2026/Lucas Brandt/8 min read
JWTs Aren't Actually the Hard Part
JWTs look intimidating until you decode one. The token itself is usually the easy part. The real complexity comes from revocation, permissions, trust, and everything that happens after a token is issued.
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