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engineering
Your Base64 Just Got 3x Faster. Here's What's Still Slow (And When Not to Use It).
Base64 performance in JavaScript jumped 3.07x in Deno 2.8 with simdutf. Here's when base64 wins, when streaming or multipart beats it, and what to use.
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developer-tools
encodeURI vs encodeURIComponent vs URLSearchParams: Which One Should You Actually Use in 2026?
encodeURI vs encodeURIComponent in JavaScript: when each one is correct, why URLSearchParams encodes spaces as + instead of %20, and which to use in 2026.
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security
After the Nx Console Breach: What Should Your Editor Be Allowed to Read?
A vscode extension supply chain attack hit Nx Console and 3,800 repos. Here's what your editor can actually see, and how to audit it in 60 seconds.
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