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Converting Between JSON Schema and Zod: How required Maps to .optional()

Inside a two-way converter that turns JSON Schema into a Zod schema and Zod code back into JSON Schema. Covers the inverted defaults between required and .optional(), the constraint mapping table, and how the Zod side is parsed without executing any code.

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How CREATE TABLE Generation From a Visual Table Design Works | DDL Builder

A look inside DDL Builder, which turns a visually designed table into CREATE TABLE statements and an ER diagram. Covers the MySQL/PostgreSQL/SQLite type-mapping rules and the column-inference algorithm used for JSON samples.

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Case Converter: camelCase, snake_case & kebab-case — 9 Styles at Once

Convert identifiers between camelCase, PascalCase, snake_case, CONSTANT_CASE, kebab-case and more — all nine styles side by side. Handles acronym runs like HTTPServer, digits, and bulk multi-line conversion.

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LLM API Cost Calculator: Compare Claude, GPT & Gemini Pricing Side by Side

Paste a prompt, set the expected output tokens, and compare per-request API costs across Claude, GPT and Gemini models. Covers input/output pricing structure, auto-updated price tables, and estimate limits.

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AI Rules Generator: AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md & Cursor Rules from One Form

Generate rules files for Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf and Gemini CLI in one shot. Covers the AGENTS.md standard, per-tool file formats, and why a single source of truth prevents rule drift.

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LLM Token Counter: Check Claude, GPT & Gemini Token Counts in Your Browser

Paste text and compare token counts for Claude, GPT and Gemini side by side. Covers token basics, why tokenizers differ per model, why non-English text costs more tokens, and the limits of estimates.

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IP/CIDR Subnet Calculator: Network, Broadcast & Mask at a Glance

How to calculate the network address, broadcast address, usable hosts, subnet mask and wildcard mask from CIDR notation like 192.168.1.10/24 — with a prefix-length cheat sheet.

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How to Convert HEX, RGB, and HSL Colors and Check Contrast

Convert CSS color formats, adjust colors with HSL, and check foreground/background contrast for readable UI design.

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curl Options Cheat Sheet: What -X, -H and -d Actually Do

A reference for the curl options you meet in real API work: why -d already implies POST, how -d differs from --data-raw, the @ prefix that silently reads a file, single vs double quotes, and why -k and -L deserve more caution than they usually get.

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SQL Clause Order Reference: Why WHERE Can't See Your SELECT Alias

The order you write SQL clauses is not the order the database runs them. A reference for the logical execution order (FROM → WHERE → GROUP BY → HAVING → SELECT → ORDER BY → LIMIT), why aliases fail in WHERE, when to use WHERE vs HAVING, and the MySQL/PostgreSQL differences that bite.

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UTC to JST Reference: The 9-Hour Offset, Cheat Sheet & Timezone Pitfalls

Convert between UTC and JST (Japan Standard Time) with a cheat sheet. Covers what Z and +09:00 mean in ISO 8601, when JavaScript date parsing silently shifts by 9 hours, MySQL/PostgreSQL timezone behavior, and why GitHub Actions cron always runs in UTC.

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Unified Diff Format Reference: Reading @@ Hunks in git diff Output

How to read the unified diff format git produces: what the four numbers in @@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ mean, why a one-character edit shows as a whole-line replacement, the whitespace and line-ending traps, \ No newline at end of file, combined @@@ diffs on merges, and rename detection via similarity index.

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CREATE TABLE Reference: MySQL vs PostgreSQL vs SQLite Types & Constraints

A cross-database CREATE TABLE (DDL) reference with cheat sheets for data types, auto-increment keys (AUTO_INCREMENT / IDENTITY / rowid), foreign key ON DELETE behavior, and the CHECK constraint that MySQL silently ignores.

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GitHub Actions needs Design Patterns: Speed Up CI, Avoid the Anti-Patterns

A pattern reference for GitHub Actions job dependencies (needs). Covers diamond-shaped fan-out, concurrency cancellation, fail-fast tradeoffs, matrix-plus-needs gotchas, and reusable workflows, with copy-paste YAML examples.

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SQL JOIN Types: Complete Reference to INNER, LEFT, RIGHT & FULL

A reference for SQL JOIN types (INNER/LEFT/RIGHT/FULL/CROSS/SELF) with a cheat sheet and row-count walkthroughs. Covers why one-to-many joins duplicate rows, the WHERE-vs-ON NULL trap, and how to write multi-table joins.

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AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, Cursor Rules: One Source of Truth for AI Coding Agents

Every AI coding agent wants its own rules file. Compare AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, .cursor/rules, copilot-instructions.md and more — what to write, a copy-paste template, and how to stop them drifting apart.

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