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8.47Configuration validation on startup

A mature application should preferably fail early if mandatory config is missing.

Bad:

application deploys successfully

then three hours later first request discovers:

salesforce.clientId missing

Better operational behavior:

missing mandatory config
→ deployment/startup fails visibly

Exact implementation varies, but the principle is:

fail fast on configuration errors.