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dev.to > koztechie > building-nichlyst-the-14-day-clock-the-web-app-illusion-and-hardening-the-archive-4a6c

Building NICHLYST: The 14-Day Clock, the "Web App" Illusion, and Hardening the Archive

32+ min ago   (463+ words) On September 10th, at 10:19 AM, the system finally turned green. Twelve confirmed, opt-in testers. The threshold is met. The 14-day Google Play closed testing clock is officially locked. For the next two weeks, NICHLYST sits in a state of anabiosis. My…...

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dev.to > gumbosveins > polar-sandbox-vs-live-webhooks-why-checkout-works-and-entitlements-do-not-5gl2

Polar sandbox vs live webhooks — why checkout works and entitlements do not

39+ min ago   (794+ words) Checkout can succeed and your app can still treat the buyer as a free user. On Polar that usually means the webhook landed in the wrong world — sandbox secret on a live deploy, production endpoint still pointed at last night’s…...

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dev.to > efe_genc > my-release-smoke-test-passed-on-the-message-that-says-it-failed-1lh0

My release smoke test passed on the message that says it failed

37+ min ago   (607+ words) Here is the step, as it had been since the first release: Read the last line on its own. It passes when the released version appears anywhere in the output. Now read what npm prints when the version is not…...

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dev.to > sai_ram_0000 > why-i-built-cost-guard-mcp-pre-flight-cost-guardrails-for-ai-agents-talking-to-data-warehouses-25f2

Why I Built cost-guard-mcp: Pre-Flight Cost Guardrails for AI Agents Talking to Data Warehouses

30+ min ago   (747+ words) The query that shouldn't have run Give an AI agent a warehouse MCP server and, sooner or... Tagged with aiengineering, mcp, python, opensource....

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dev.to > zero_heartbeat_06a3625d7a > how-to-obfuscate-a-net-app-in-github-actions-cicd-4i3b

How to Obfuscate a.NET App in GitHub Actions (CI/CD)

28+ min ago   (359+ words) This guide shows the full workflow with Nebula.NET, but the pattern applies to any CLI-based.NET obfuscator..NET compiles to IL, which decompiles back to near-original C# in seconds (try it in ILSpy). Obfuscation rewrites that IL so it's…...

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dev.to > mahirhir > my-duplicate-code-detector-flagged-the-check-i-had-just-written-i-deleted-the-duplication-not-the-3b0d

My duplicate-code detector flagged the check I had just written. I deleted the duplication, not the rule.

22+ min ago   (415+ words) A detector in my build looks for repeated code shapes. It caught a ten-line window shared between two checks that I had written deliberately, days apart, believing them to be different. They were not different. They were the same shape…...

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dev.to > zero_heartbeat_06a3625d7a > best-net-obfuscators-in-2026-top-5-comparison-1g2p

Best.NET Obfuscators in 2026: Top 5 Comparison

28+ min ago   (285+ words) There's a rite of passage for anyone who sells.NET software. One afternoon you drop your own DLL... Tagged with dotnet, csharp, security, comparison....

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dev.to > ganeshjoshi > redis-rate-limits-for-llm-api-keys-and-tenant-quotas-3o02

Redis Rate Limits for LLM API Keys and Tenant Quotas

46+ min ago   (822+ words) This post was created with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy before publishing. Rate limiting a normal API protects your servers. Rate limiting an LLM API protects your bank account. The difference matters, because it changes what you are counting…...

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dev.to > asikul_islam_0f701acafd04 > caesar-cipher-explained-how-it-works-encryption-decryption-and-examples-39ga

Caesar Cipher Explained: How It Works, Encryption, Decryption, and Examples

1+ hour, 22+ min ago   (821+ words) If you've ever been curious about how encryption works at a basic level, the Caesar Cipher is a great place to start. It is one of the simplest classical encryption techniques. The idea is straightforward: shift each letter in a…...

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dev.to > heymaikol > ping-works-but-https-doesnt-how-to-find-what-actually-broke-5c6n

Ping Works, but HTTPS Doesn't: How to Find What Actually Broke

1+ hour, 36+ min ago   (851+ words) You've probably seen this before: So the network works, right? Or your browser spins forever. This is one of the most common traps in network troubleshooting: treating a successful ping as proof that "the network is fine." ping answers one…...