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Abhisek Mallik
Abhisek Mallik

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# I Built 16 Developer Tools in One App - Here's What I Learned

After getting tired of bookmarking dozens of online tools for basic dev tasks, I decided to build my own comprehensive solution. Here's Developer Tools Hub!

πŸ› οΈ What's Inside

Core Utilities:

  • JSON formatter, validator & converter
  • Base64 encoder/decoder with file support
  • JWT token decoder with payload visualization
  • Hash generator (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512)

Text & Content:

  • Text case converter (camelCase, snake_case, etc.)
  • Lorem ipsum generator with customizable options
  • URL encoder/decoder for web development

Design & Visual:

  • Color picker with format conversion
  • CSS gradient generator with live preview
  • QR code generator with customization

Security & Development:

  • Password generator with entropy calculation
  • CSV/XML/JSON converters for data transformation

πŸš€ Technical Highlights

  • Framework: Next.js 14 with App Router
  • Language: TypeScript for type safety
  • Testing: 677+ unit tests with Jest
  • Deployment: Vercel with global edge caching
  • Privacy: All processing happens client-side

πŸ’‘ Key Learnings

  1. Client-side processing is crucial for developer tools (privacy + speed)
  2. Mobile-first design matters (devs code on phones too!)
  3. Comprehensive testing prevents production bugs
  4. Performance optimization makes or breaks user experience

🎯 What's Next

Planning to add:

  • Code formatters for more languages
  • API testing tools
  • Database query builders
  • Regex tester with explanations

Try it out and let me know what tools you'd like to see next!

πŸ”— Live Demo: https://developer-tools-hub.malliksolutions.com/
πŸ”— Source Code: https://gitlab.com/mallik-solutions/developer-tools-hub-portal

What's your most frustrating developer workflow? Drop a comment! πŸ‘‡

webdev #javascript #typescript #nextjs #devtools #programming

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