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Learn how to convert JSON to strongly-typed C# classes, records, and POCOs. Covers nested objects, arrays, naming conventions, and real-world API examples.
Compare SHA256 and MD5 in terms of security, performance, and use cases. Learn when each algorithm is appropriate and why MD5 is considered broken.
Learn what JWT tokens are, how the header-payload-signature structure works, and how to decode and debug tokens for OAuth2 and API authentication.
Understand Base64 encoding — how it works, when to use it for APIs, data URIs, email attachments, and JWT tokens. Includes encoding/decoding examples.
Master the 10 most useful regular expression patterns for email validation, URL matching, IP parsing, and more. Complete with explanations and test examples.
Convert CREATE TABLE statements to EF Core entities, POCOs, and records with proper type mapping and data annotations.
Format and beautify minified code instantly. Best practices for 6 common formats with minification and reverse transform.
Understand percent-encoding, reserved characters, and the difference between encodeURI and encodeURIComponent.
Understand the three main color formats in web development. Learn HSL theming, CSS custom properties, and when to use each.
Convert between Unix timestamps, ISO 8601, RFC 2822 and more. Code examples in JavaScript, C#, and Python.
Convert JSON to Python dataclasses with type hints. Covers dacite, dataclasses-json, and Pydantic approaches.
Convert SQL DDL to C# EF Core entities with data annotations, POCO, and record output formats.
Learn how to decode and inspect JWT tokens without the signing secret for debugging OAuth2 and API auth.
Beautify and format JSON with proper indentation. Includes validation, minification, and code examples.
Three levels of email regex patterns with test cases and implementations in JavaScript, Python, and C#.
Convert epoch time to human-readable dates with code in JavaScript, Python, C#, and SQL.
Convert HEX to RGB and HSL with visual examples, code, and a complete CSS color reference.
Generate SHA256 hashes instantly. Compare with MD5, learn HMAC, with code in JS, Python, and C#.