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pulse·intermediate·11 min

Post-Mortem of the Lovable CVE That Exposed 170+ Apps

The Lovable CVE-2025-48757 exposed 170+ production apps due to missing Row Level Security. A detailed breakdown of what happened and how to prevent it.

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pulse·intermediate·10 min

Post-Mortem of Moltbook and the 1.5 Million Token Leak

The Moltbook leak exposed 1.5M auth tokens and 35K emails from an app built entirely with AI. A breakdown of what went wrong and what every builder must learn.

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pulse·intermediate·12 min

Post-Mortem of the Tea App Leak That Exposed 72K Images

The Tea App leak exposed 72K images and 1.1M private messages through an open Firebase bucket. A detailed breakdown of what went wrong and how to prevent it.

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ship·intermediate·10 min

Preview Deployments Let You Test Every Change Before It Ships

Preview deployments give every pull request its own live URL for testing. Learn how they work on Vercel, Netlify, and Cloudflare Pages to catch bugs early.

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grow·intermediate·11 min

Build a Profitable SaaS on Less Than $50 Per Month in Hosting

Build a profitable SaaS for under $50 per month. The exact hosting stack with Vercel, Supabase, Resend, and R2 that supports 5,000+ users on a tiny budget.

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build·intermediate·10 min

Prompt Chaining for Complex Features in AI Coding

One giant prompt fails on complex features. Prompt chaining breaks work into focused steps AI can handle reliably. Learn the patterns that actually work.

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build·beginner·11 min

The AI Prompt Library for Every Common Coding Pattern

50 AI prompt templates for every common coding pattern. Copy-paste ready templates for UI, APIs, databases, debugging, and testing that get results.

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build·intermediate·10 min

Prompt Version Control That Actually Tracks What Works

Learn prompt version control for AI coding. Build a practical system to track, organize, and iterate on the prompts that reliably produce great results.

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build·intermediate·10 min

Prompting AI for Error Handling That Covers Real Edge Cases

Get AI to write proper error handling. Prompt patterns that force edge case thinking, graceful failures, and user-friendly error messages instead of crashes.

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build·intermediate·10 min

How to Prompt AI Differently for Refactoring vs New Features

Refactoring and new features need different AI prompts. Learn why, plus specific prompt patterns for safe refactoring that preserves behavior while improving code.

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build·intermediate·10 min

Prompting AI to Write Tests That Actually Catch Real Bugs

Get AI to write meaningful tests, not just coverage padding. Learn prompt patterns for unit tests, integration tests, and edge cases that catch real bugs.

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ship·intermediate·10 min

The Quarterly Security Audit Checklist for Solo Builders

Run a quarterly security audit on your vibe-coded app in 90 minutes. This checklist covers dependencies, secrets, access control, and monitoring for solo devs.

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ship·beginner·10 min

Railway Deployment for Vibe Coders Who Want It Simple

Railway makes deploying AI-built apps simple with one-click GitHub deploys, automatic SSL, and a generous free tier. Here is the complete deployment guide.

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ship·intermediate·10 min

Read-Only Connections and AI Guardrails for Safe Development

Set up read-only database connections and sandboxed environments for AI agents. Practical guardrails that prevent data loss while keeping AI tools useful.

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ship·intermediate·10 min

How to Roll Back a Bad Deployment Before Users Notice

Learn how to roll back a bad deployment on Vercel, Netlify, Railway, and Fly.io. Step-by-step rollback guides for when production breaks after you ship.

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ship·intermediate·4 min

Row Level Security in Supabase for Vibe-Coded Apps

Understand grants, roles and RLS, configure an owner-only notes table, and verify allowed and denied operations through normal authenticated sessions.

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grow·beginner·10 min

Scaling 101 and What Actually Happens When Your App Blows Up

What happens when your vibe-coded app gets popular. Learn the five things that break first, when to worry about scaling, and how to prepare without over-engineering.

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ship·intermediate·10 min

Secrets Management Beyond Env Vars with Vaults and Key Rotation

Secrets management for vibe coders who have outgrown .env files. Learn when to use vaults, how key rotation works, and tools like Doppler and Infisical.

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ship·intermediate·10 min

Secure Coding Patterns AI Should Generate but Consistently Skips

AI tools skip critical security patterns. This checklist covers input sanitization, parameterized queries, CSRF tokens, and 10 more patterns to add yourself.

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ship·intermediate·11 min

Security Headers Every Vibe-Coded App Needs and How to Add Them

Add essential security headers to your vibe-coded app. Copy-paste configurations for Next.js and Vercel covering CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and more.

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ship·intermediate·10 min

Security Logging for Vibe-Coded Apps and What You Must Track

Set up security logging for your vibe-coded app. Learn which events to track, how to store logs safely, and how to spot attacks before they become breaches.

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grow·intermediate·10 min

Serverless Cost Optimization for Cold Starts and Invocations

Optimize serverless costs by fixing cold starts, reducing invocations, and shrinking function duration. Real techniques for Vercel, Cloudflare, and AWS Lambda.

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ship·intermediate·10 min

Serverless vs Server for Vibe-Coded Apps and How to Choose

Serverless vs server deployment explained for vibe coders. Learn when serverless saves money, when a server makes sense, and how to choose for your project.

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ship·intermediate·11 min

Slopsquatting and How AI Invents npm Packages That Hurt You

Slopsquatting explained: AI tools hallucinate fake npm packages that attackers register with malware. Learn how to detect and prevent this supply chain attack.

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