Fast code. Fast mistakes.
An agent makes you faster at everything, including mistakes. These are the four that catch beginners, and where this playbook fixes each one.
Leaked secrets
Fix · Day 36
API keys and passwords pushed to GitHub.
Bots scan public repos for them constantly.
Exposed data
Fix · Day 65
Personal info stored or shared carelessly.
POPIA applies to your side project too, once it holds other people's data.
Destructive actions
Fix · Day 27
The agent deletes or overwrites the wrong thing.
No commit, no way back.
Mystery code
Fix · Day 28
It works, but nobody knows how or why.
The first bug becomes a rebuild.
Sources: Comparitech ↗ · POPIA ↗
Every risk here has a habit that stops it. You'll learn them all.