Note also that the developer said it would be a good long term solution to put the thing behind a service. Oftentimes the person isn't ignorant of better practi

Note also that the developer said it would be a good long term solution to put the thing behind a service. Oftentimes the person isn't ignorant of better practices (though they may be out of practice in applying them). They just differ in which shortcuts they think are acceptable. Or perhaps they've been broken by an environment where doing the right thing has always been blocked by someone, until they no longer even try. Replying to myself, since I can no longer edit.