Fire and Forget (Your Sanity)
Using async void for background operations turns unhandled exceptions into application-ending surprises
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Using async void for background operations turns unhandled exceptions into application-ending surprises
A custom exception wrapper that throws exceptions while trying to safely handle exceptions
AsyncConnection has close() method but no __aenter__() - it's a context manager that only knows goodbye
Auth middleware with no fallbacks creates a single point of failure - when the central service goes down, your entire app stops, even health checks.
Regex-driven file parser with empty catch blocks and no validation becomes a production disaster.
God class violates Single Responsibility by handling connections, validation, logging, and control in one place.
A monolithic IIFE doing prototype hacking, browser detection, and module loading all at once.
Bare except clauses catch everything including KeyboardInterrupt, making code impossible to debug or stop.
A singleton pattern without thread safety creates race conditions and multiple instances.
Explicitly setting all properties to null defeats TypeScript's type safety and creates runtime bombs.