Developer guides, tutorials, and deep dives on the concepts behind the tools.
A practical guide to NoSQL databases: document, key-value, wide-column, and graph databases, their strengths, trade-offs, and when to choose each type.
A comprehensive guide to Cross-Site Scripting: how XSS works, the three types of XSS, prevention with output encoding and CSP, and common mistakes.
A practical guide to Docker: containers vs VMs, images, Dockerfiles, volumes, networking, and orchestration with Kubernetes.
A clear explanation of how Base64 encoding works, its common uses in data URIs, JWTs, and MIME, and the critical difference between encoding and encryption.
A clear comparison of AES and RSA encryption: symmetric vs asymmetric, how each works, performance, TLS hybrid encryption, and when to use each algorithm.
A complete guide to CI/CD: how build, test, and deployment pipelines work, from GitHub Actions to Jenkins and beyond.
A clear guide to Cross-Origin Resource Sharing: what the Same-Origin Policy is, how CORS relaxes it, preflight requests, common errors, and server configuration.
A practical guide to Dependency Injection: what it is, why it matters, constructor vs setter injection, IoC containers, and real-world examples.
A practical guide to API security: authentication and authorisation, rate limiting, input validation, OWASP API Security Top 10, and common vulnerabilities.
A practical guide to Ansible: agentless configuration management, YAML playbooks, inventory management, idempotency, roles, and comparison with Puppet and Chef.
A practical guide to data warehouses: OLAP vs OLTP, dimensional modelling, star schema, cloud warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift), and when to use one.
A practical guide to data modeling: normalization forms, star and snowflake schemas, dimensional modeling with facts and dimensions, and design best practices.
A practical guide to data governance: data quality management, lineage tracking, data catalogs, regulatory compliance, and building a governance framework.
SysCast reviews tools.fun — a comprehensive collection of 25+ web-based developer utilities.
LinuxCIO explores how tools.fun utilities complement enterprise Linux management.
CodePush guide to implementing over-the-air mobile updates using tools.fun developer utilities.