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There are also some basics you'd probably won't even register breaking without experience, going as far as pushing user credentials and personal data to an open git repository. I did that in my second pet project with just my temp keys to the cloud API, and github flagged that immediately. I guess, having at least the briefiest knowledge could've helped newbies avoid errors like that.