The latest articles on Forem by Debasis Kundu (@faketools). https://forem.com/faketools https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3906797%2F9ff9c71d-36fa-4a34-94a9-4c4c3403c30f.png https://forem.com/faketools en Debasis Kundu Sun, 10 May 2026 11:05:11 +0000 https://forem.com/faketools/stop-creating-start-testing-43k4 https://forem.com/faketools/stop-creating-start-testing-43k4 <p>One thing I’ve realized while building software: Developers often spend more time preparing test data than actually testing the application.<br> That frustration is what inspired me to build FakeTools. <a href="https://faketools.in" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://faketools.in</a><br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Febbok734wfkq9dt8x490.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Febbok734wfkq9dt8x490.png" alt=" " width="800" height="800"></a></p> webdev productivity programming api Debasis Kundu Sat, 09 May 2026 07:28:28 +0000 https://forem.com/faketools/built-a-free-jsonapi-payload-tempdisposable-email-tool-for-developers-465h https://forem.com/faketools/built-a-free-jsonapi-payload-tempdisposable-email-tool-for-developers-465h <p>While building and testing applications, I kept facing the same issue repeatedly: Creating realistic test data was messy and time-consuming.<br> Between:</p> <ul> <li>generating JSON payloads,</li> <li>handling signup emails,</li> <li>creating passwords/UUIDs,</li> <li>and mocking realistic user data,</li> </ul> <p>the setup work often took longer than the actual testing.<br> So I decided to build a lightweight tool focused purely on developer and QA workflows.<br> The idea behind FakeTools was simple:<br> Generate realistic test data instantly, without signup or unnecessary complexity.</p> <p>Current features include:</p> <ul> <li>JSON/API payload generation</li> <li>Custom fields for payloads</li> <li>Temporary/disposable email</li> <li>UUID generator</li> <li>Custom password generator</li> </ul> <p>Try it here:<br> <a href="https://faketools.in" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://faketools.in</a></p> <p>Would genuinely love feedback from developers and testers on what could make this more useful in real-world workflows.</p> productivity showdev testing tooling