- Use bcrypt.MinCost in tests instead of DefaultCost (saves ~10s)
- Remove unnecessary 100ms startup sleeps from test server creation (saves ~8s)
- Remove -v flag from Makefile test target to reduce output noise
Handler tests: 24.4s → 13.8s, DB tests: 2.6s → 1.5s
Total make test: 38s → 28s (well under 30s timeout)