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Better Auth, by a self-taught Ethiopian dev, raises $5M from Peak XV, YC

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282 points bundie | 1 comments | 25 Jun 25 18:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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jtms ◴[26 Jun 25 03:25 UTC] No.44383929[source]▶
"Better Auth’s pitch is simple: Let developers implement everything from simple authentication flows to enterprise-grade systems directly on their databases and embed it all on the back end."

Its absolutely bonkers to me that web development has gotten to a point where this is a novel pitch. Up until not that long ago ALL auth was done directly in your own database and embeded in your own backend. Am I missing something?

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1. smt88 ◴[26 Jun 25 05:40 UTC] No.44384484[source]▶
Yes. You're missing decades of the arms race between hackers and developers that has resulted in a degree of complexity that is too high for someone who isn't specifically trained in infosec.

Web devs use abstractions for lots of things. There's no reason auth should be a hill to die on.