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Apple forgot to disable production source maps on the App Store web app (files.catbox.moe)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Omitting source maps doesn't prevent that.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    no it doesn't, and I am very aware that if anything runs on someone's computer then it can get replicated. but it gets slightly harder, also to reverse-engineer it or find potential fallacies. as well as source maps on prod are just a waste of bandwidth

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago*

    Dunno, this "harder" argument while valid sounds just like false security. That's why I don't see much weight in it.

    As for bandwidth, source maps are not automatically pulled from server, so it also seems like a false issue to me.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    No, but it's a sensible security measure. Anything to make it harder.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    That's the thing, it's not actually a security measure. Security through obscurity is not security. It can provide false security impression that is more harmful in my opinion.

    Having source maps can encourage proper security practices. Which, in my books, very much outweighs any security benefits of hiding them.

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