[withinboredom]

I don't know why you're getting downvoted (I have no idea why people are on HN if they think this is just Reddit. If you downvote, say why and start a discussion), but you're right. My intent wasn't to imply "just don't do it" or "leave it to libraries." I was trying to say why you can't really find a guide like the post is asking for (at least for free!) and it likely has a lot to do with liability and things like that.

I was trying to say exactly what you are saying, and that is just get in there and learn. It isn't that complex to implement this stuff yourself if you need to. I've implemented this stuff myself dozens of times over the years... but I try to use a library before implementing it myself. Interestingly, over the years, I've reviewed libraries and found bugs in them. So, do read the code of the library you're using. Once you've reviewed a few of them (and implemented it yourself a few times), you kinda get an idea of what to look for.

[jonasmerlin]

Haha, thanks for your reply and for understanding where I'm coming from. And while your original comment might not be a _direct_ reply to OPs question, I would've hoped for it to be far more upvoted as well, as it's easily one of the most valuable comments in this thread in my opinion. HN truly is weird sometimes.

The only thing I took issue with in your original comment was the "The number of gotchas in this simple 3-step process is insane" and the "there are so many gotchas" parts, as I think that this exact wording made me read the whole thing in a wrong way. I just wish we would tell people new to these kinds of topics "Don't fear this, this is normal, but totally manageable! It might seem like a minefield at first, but actually, there's a very well-trodden path through it. Here's (part of) the map." (Basically,you provided that map, which is great, and more than people genrally do, but the wording above made the map seem more daunting than I would wish.)