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Blocks vs Variables (overhead, when to use which)

#6820 — Add support for storing data that can be retrieved at runtime (e.g. static variables, key-value pairs, and more) — The original feature request that led to Variables. Directly motivated by the overhead of blocks for simple config values.
#14943 — Accessing Block values without the class definition — Your discussion exploring ways to load block values without needing the class definition shipped to runtime, inspired by #14899.
#14899 — Generic Secure Block — Request for a generic block type (like SecretDict) so users don't need custom block classes for simple secure key-value storage.
#17203 — Allow path to environment file to be passed into prefect.yaml — Mentions the deprecation of JSON blocks and the pain of migrating to

quickslice OAuth integration: our experience

build a simple status app frontend that:

we used the official quickslice-client-js SDK from the CDN to handle the OAuth flow (PKCE + DPoP).

	#!/bin/bash
	# MRE: tap v0.1.4 nil pointer dereference when evt.PrevData is nil
	# Bug: firehose.go:184 calls evt.PrevData.String() without nil check
	# https://github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/blob/tap-v0.1.4/cmd/tap/firehose.go#L184

	set -e
	dir=$(mktemp -d)
	trap "rm -rf $dir" EXIT
	cd "$dir"

	#!/usr/bin/env -S uv run --script
	# /// script
	# requires-python = ">=3.12"
	# dependencies = ["websockets", "rich"]
	# ///
	"""consume ATProto lexicon events from tap with formatted output.

	automatically starts tap if not running.

	usage:

	# /// script
	# requires-python = ">=3.10"
	# dependencies = [
	# "prefect>=3.0",
	# "prefect-dbt>=0.7.9",
	# "dbt-duckdb>=1.9",
	# ]
	# ///
	"""
	dbt + Prefect: Resume-from-Failure Demo

	{
	"did": "did:plc:xbtmt2zjwlrfegqvch7fboei"
	}