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> Plus, literally all of the other devs on my team repeatedly committed secure credentials to git no matter how many times I tried to teach them how to use a .g
by pooper 4y ago
> Plus, literally all of the other devs on my team repeatedly committed secure credentials to git no matter how many times I tried to teach them how to use a .gitignore file
Why do they even need to have access to production secure credentials during development? Why not let them fall into the "pit of success" so local development never talks to a production server anywhere?
- HideousKojima 4y ago>Why do they even need to have access to production secure credentials during development? Why not let them fall into the "pit of success" so local development never talks to a production server anywhere? Because most local governments are 10 to 20 years behind on anything remotely approaching best practices. It wasn't my choice to run things that way.
- sonicggg 4y agoIf it's hard enough for to tech companies to hire skilled developers, I can only imagine what the bar is for public work. They might even resort to hire some brain damaged people.
- toomanybeersies 4y agoHere in Australia, only citizens can work for the Commonwealth (federal) government. The end result is that, due to a lack of competition from immigrants, the public sector is basically just a jobs program for those too incompetent to work in the private sector.
- kortilla 4y agoThe same thing happens in the US with any jobs requiring security clearance.