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Versioning the schema I didn't have yet
I added a __schemaVersion field to Beacon's config file before there was a v2. Three weeks later, I needed it. The case for stamping a version on every stateful file you ship.
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Why Beacon has more colors now
I replaced Beacon's six-color palette with seven named slots. Counterintuitive simplification — more slots reduced friction, because each color finally meant something.
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The time I shipped my API key in page source
Before Beacon shipped, I caught a security mistake on my own link-in-bio. A Hardcover bearer token grants account deletion. Mine was visible in view-source for a while.
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The dependency I shipped on purpose
Beacon's Twitch tile depends on a free, unofficial scraper called decapi.me. Here's why I shipped it knowing the dependency could disappear tomorrow.
