I built 51 free browser-based developer tools — here's why and how
A developer created 51 free browser-based tools to address common issues with existing online tools. These tools run entirely in the browser, ensuring user data is not transmitted to a server. The project emphasizes performance and user experience, utilizing a unique architecture to minimize JavaScript usage.
- ▪The tools include a JSON Formatter, JWT Decoder, Regex Tester, and more, all designed to run locally in the browser.
- ▪The architecture choice of Astro over Next.js allows for significantly reduced JavaScript payloads, improving load times.
- ▪The developer implemented features like keyboard shortcuts and local storage for history to enhance usability.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3951998) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Henry Y Posted on May 27 I built 51 free browser-based developer tools — here's why and how #astro #webdev #javascript #opensource Every developer has a collection of bookmarked tool websites. One for JWT decoding, another for JSON formatting, another for generating UUIDs,another for regex testing. Most of them have three problems: They upload your data to a server.
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