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Why hardcoded in-app announcements are technical debt in disguise

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Every SaaS team starts the same way: a simple boolean column in PostgreSQL ( has_seen_v2_modal ), a useEffect hook, and a conditional modal component. Fast forward 6 months, and your frontend bundle is 80KB heavier with 14 dead announcement modals, 3 hydration race conditions, and marketing asking…

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  1. 2026-09-10 13:44 · DEV Community — AI
    Why hardcoded in-app announcements are technical debt in disguise

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