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Developer posts secret key on GitHub, loses $40K in 2 minutes (cointelegraph.com)
submitted 6 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • Web3 developer Brian Guan lost $40,000 after accidentally posting his wallet's secret keys publicly on GitHub, with the funds being drained in just two minutes.
  • The crypto community's reactions were mixed, with some offering support and others mocking Guan's previous comments about developers using AI tools like ChatGPT for coding.
  • This incident highlights ongoing debates about security practices and the role of AI in software development within the crypto community.
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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

git add -u is pretty nice, it only adds modified files.

I usually do git add -p which is interactive (helps avoid committing debugging prints and whatnot), but the other is nice for bigger refactors.