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Practical articles about developer tools, encoding, security, and the web.
2025-10-15
How to Create a Strong Password
Most people know passwords should be strong, but few know what that actually means. Here is a practical guide to creating passwords that hold up against modern attacks.
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What Is Base64 Encoding and When Should You Use It?
Base64 appears everywhere in web development — JWT tokens, email attachments, data URLs — but it is frequently misunderstood. Here is what it actually does and when to use it.
Read more →2025-11-05
URL Encoding Explained
URL encoding — or percent-encoding — is one of those things every developer encounters but few fully understand. Here is a complete, practical explanation.
Read more →2025-11-12
JSON Formatting Best Practices
JSON is the dominant data format on the web, but it has strict rules and common pitfalls. Here is a guide to writing clean, valid JSON.
Read more →2025-11-19
What Is a UUID and When Should You Use One?
UUIDs are everywhere in software — database primary keys, correlation IDs, session tokens. This guide explains the format, the versions, and when UUIDs are the right tool.
Read more →2025-12-03
Regular Expressions: A Practical Beginner's Guide
Regular expressions look intimidating, but a small set of patterns covers most real-world uses. This guide walks through the core syntax with practical examples.
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