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title: "Exploding Rick (@ExplodingRick) | Hashnode"
description: "On a journey to full stack. Read the latest articles by Exploding Rick on Hashnode."
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@ExplodingRick

# Exploding Rick

@ExplodingRick · Brazil · Joined January 2023

On a journey to full stack

### [Is that really you?](https://xrick.hashnode.dev/is-that-really-you?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

In this two-part series, I'm going to talk about user authentication and some concepts around it.

4 min read · [xrick.hashnode.dev](https://xrick.hashnode.dev/is-that-really-you?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jan 19, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/is-that-really-you/63c914caf33a078eb1c8e8ed)

### [How I hid my keys from you](https://xrick.hashnode.dev/how-i-hid-my-keys-from-you?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

My GitHub repo wasn't available yet for a simple motive: my DB hostname, user and password were explicitly written in my code. So I had to find a way to hide these keys while still having an open-source code. Just remember, this isn't some pro hacker...

2 min read · [xrick.hashnode.dev](https://xrick.hashnode.dev/how-i-hid-my-keys-from-you?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jan 15, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-i-hid-my-keys-from-you/63c4859cdbe7ab4342a06c26)

### [Head in the clouds](https://xrick.hashnode.dev/head-in-the-clouds?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Creating a Postgres database in AWS

2 min read · [xrick.hashnode.dev](https://xrick.hashnode.dev/head-in-the-clouds?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jan 13, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/head-in-the-clouds/63c1e29d8bdf402592cab3ac)

### [In a hole in the ground there lived a developer.](https://xrick.hashnode.dev/in-a-hole-in-the-ground-there-lived-a-developer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Hey everyone! If you've landed here, I hope you have a great time getting to know me and my efforts to create an amazing WebApp. In this blog, I plan to journal about my ideas and the learnings from building this project. So let's go over the plan! I...

2 min read · [xrick.hashnode.dev](https://xrick.hashnode.dev/in-a-hole-in-the-ground-there-lived-a-developer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jan 13, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/in-a-hole-in-the-ground-there-lived-a-developer/63c193c492fd52884e0f530a)