Lesson 101 in writing API server: Without rate limiting, an API client can quickly become a liability, bombarding 💣 the API server with requests and potentially triggering errors or HTTP/5xx. It's like giving a toddler unlimited access to the cookie jar – a recipe for disaster 💥. Always ensure that an API client has a default rate-limiting and block listing option.
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