The Technical Journal
Documenting our research into local-first systems, Zero-Trust security, and browser-based engineering performance.
Original Research
We Audited 10 Online JSON Formatters: Privacy Claims vs Actual Network Behavior
We tested the top 10 online JSON formatters by monitoring network traffic to see which tools actually keep your data local and which silently upload it to their servers.
Browser Crypto Speed Test: Web Crypto API Benchmarks for AES, PBKDF2, and RSA in 2026
We benchmarked AES-GCM, AES-CBC, PBKDF2, and RSA key generation across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari to find which operations are fast enough for production use and which are surprisingly slow.
We Benchmarked 6 JavaScript JSON Parsing Approaches: What Actually Wins in Practice
A realistic comparison of JSON.parse, streaming parsers, bigint-safe parsers, and WASM-based JSON libraries for normalized performance and memory trade-offs.
We Fed 200 Malformed JWTs to 5 Libraries: What Actually Broke
A practical test of JWT validation behavior across major libraries, focusing on algorithm confusion, exp requirements, malformed encoding, and real-world verification failures.
We Hid a Fact at Different Depths in Long Contexts: What the Models Actually Remembered
A practical needle-in-a-haystack benchmark measuring how long-context models lose track of facts placed in the middle of a large context window.
How TOTP 2FA Actually Works (and How to Test It Without Your Phone)
UUID vs ULID vs NanoID vs Snowflake: Picking an ID Strategy in 2026
JSONPath in Practice: A Tutorial for Developers
Master JSONPath to query, filter, and extract data from complex JSON structures. Learn the syntax for wildcards, filters, and recursive descent with real-world examples.
Base64 Encoding: When You Should and Shouldn't Use It (2026 Guide)
JWT Tokens Explained: Decode, Verify & Common Mistakes (2026 Guide)
Environment Variables Done Right: .env, Secrets, and Runtime Injection (2026)
