Developer Research & Data
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Research Articles
Why Base64 Is the Most Used Encoding Utility
Deep analysis of Base64 adoption across npm. 456M monthly downloads across base64-js, js-base64, and base-64 packages.
Developer Tool Usage Rankings 2026
Original research ranking developer utility tools by npm download volume. Analysis of 5.6B monthly downloads.
Encoding Format Comparison
Data-driven comparison of Base64, Hex, URL encoding, HTML entities, JWT, and more with overhead ratios.
Hash Function Benchmark
Real Node.js benchmark comparing SHA-256, SHA-512, MD5, SHA-1, and SHA-384 across 1KB to 1MB inputs.
JWT Usage Patterns: Common Mistakes
Analysis of common JWT anti-patterns from 18,477 Stack Overflow questions and 407.8M monthly npm downloads.
NPM Download Trends
Real npm API data showing weekly download counts for 50 popular JavaScript packages.
NPM Package Size Index
Real npm registry data ranking 40 popular packages by unpacked size with exact byte counts.