The latest articles on Forem by Vibes (@radiiplus). https://forem.com/radiiplus 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%2F2728968%2F4e8651f0-3f87-4f7d-992b-cbd32815dcc7.jpg https://forem.com/radiiplus en Vibes Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:21:54 +0000 https://forem.com/radiiplus/base64-is-obsolete-why-i-built-a-base-36-encoder-that-runs-on-your-toaster-5l5 https://forem.com/radiiplus/base64-is-obsolete-why-i-built-a-base-36-encoder-that-runs-on-your-toaster-5l5 <p>Just shipped <strong>NOL36</strong>—a base-36 encoding library I built from scratch for the era of edge computing and WebAssembly.</p> <p>It's a compact, URL-safe encoder that runs <em>everywhere</em>: microcontrollers (<code>no_std</code>), servers, browsers, and WebAssembly modules. Same protocol, same behavior, zero compromises.</p> <p><strong>What makes it different?</strong></p> <ul> <li>⚡ <strong>Universal WASM core</strong>: Write once, run anywhere. Idiomatic bindings for Rust, JavaScript (CommonJS/ESM/UMD), and Python</li> <li>📦 <strong>Intelligent chunking</strong>: Handles arbitrary data sizes with built-in integrity checks and protocol versioning</li> <li>🎯 <strong>Human-readable output</strong>: Pure alphanumeric (0-9, A-Z)—no escaping needed for URLs, filenames, or QR codes</li> <li>🔒 <strong>Built-in verification</strong>: Per-chunk checksums catch transmission errors before they corrupt your data</li> </ul> <p>Built it for firmware updates over UART, blockchain transactions, IoT sensor data, and anywhere binary data needs to cross trust boundaries reliably.</p> <p>Check it out on GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/radiiplus/nol36" rel="noopener noreferrer">nol36</a></p> <p>Would love feedback from the WASM/firmware/Protocol Buffers crowd—this is production-ready but always improving.</p> rust nol36 opensource base36