I would say the client-side is probably not the right candidate for critical information.
People often say it's "insecure", but I agree with you on the fact it's rarely exploitable, and if anyone manages to do that, you have a big problem anyway.
A lot of so-called best practices follow the same pattern. The idea is to provide some guidelines and prevent any misuses.
However, and it's a big disclaimer, as developers, rather than accepting what we read or listen to at face value, we need to be critical.
We're a place where coders share, stay up-to-date and grow their careers.
I would say the client-side is probably not the right candidate for critical information.
People often say it's "insecure", but I agree with you on the fact it's rarely exploitable, and if anyone manages to do that, you have a big problem anyway.
A lot of so-called best practices follow the same pattern. The idea is to provide some guidelines and prevent any misuses.
However, and it's a big disclaimer, as developers, rather than accepting what we read or listen to at face value, we need to be critical.