The WebTools Blog
Plain-language guides for the tools on this site. We break down the ideas behind everyday developer tasks — how JSON actually parses, why Base64 inflates files by a third, what makes a password genuinely unguessable — so you understand the fundamentals, not just the buttons.
JSON Formatting Best Practices
Structure, validation, nesting, and the errors that break parsers — plus when to minify and when to pretty-print.
Data· 9 min read
Base64 Encoding Explained
What the Base64 alphabet is, why it costs ~33% more bytes, how it handles UTF-8, and why it is not encryption.
Encoding· 8 min read
Generating Secure Passwords
Entropy, length versus complexity, modulo bias, passphrases, and what NIST actually recommends.
Security· 9 min read