Footgun
A feature or tool that is easy to misuse in a way that causes a serious mistake, even when the person did not mean to do harm.
What it is
A footgun is something that looks normal but can produce a bad result very easily. The danger is not that it never works, but that a small mistake has a big consequence.
When you would use it
You use footgun to flag a feature that is powerful but unsafe for inexperienced users or for fast-moving teams.
Common operations
- Warning about dangerous defaults
- Reviewing risky commands or settings
- Describing sharp edges in tools
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