Birdor Tools is now live.

A quiet companion for developers, built with the belief that good tools should feel calm, predictable, and pleasant to use.

Welcome to a place where engineering is simple again.

What Is Birdor Tools?

Birdor Tools is a developer-first toolbox and knowledge hub, designed to combine:

• High-traffic foundational tools
  JSON formatter, UUID/Nanoid generator, Base64/Hash utilities, Regex tester, Cron visualizer, etc.
• Enhanced, AI-assisted developer tools
  Clear, deterministic output — not hallucinations.
• SaaS-ready APIs for production use
  Reliable, rate-limited, globally cached.

It is not a “tool dump”.
It is a curated, intentional, long-term product that emphasizes:

This update brings UI improvements, infrastructure enhancements, and a major new documentation feature: the official “What is Birdor?” product overview page.

Unified Updated Badge

Type: tool
Scope: ui-badges
Importance: minor

Summary

Introduced the universal “● Updated” badge for use across Tools, Docs, and the Changelog.

Details

• Supports ● Updated and ✨ New variants.
• Integrated in the Tools grid, Docs notice bar, and Changelog entries.
• Ensures consistent visual language for updates across the product.

Links

• Tools

MD → JSON Changelog Build Pipeline

Type: infra
Scope: build
Importance: minor

This update brings enhancements across multiple Birdor tools and introduces the official Changelog system, providing a public and structured way to track product improvements.

JWT Debugger: HS512 Support and Expiry Hints

Type: tool
Scope: jwt-debugger
Importance: minor

Summary

Added HS512 verification and clearer interpretation for JWT time-based claims.

Details

• HS512 is now available alongside HS256 and HS384.
• exp, iat, and nbf claims now show human-readable timestamps, improving clarity during debugging.

Links

• JWT Debugger

JSON Formatter: Smarter Tree Collapsing

Type: tool
Scope: json-formatter
Importance: minor

Python is simple to learn, expressive to write, and powerful enough to build systems of any scale — from automation scripts to backend APIs and machine learning pipelines.

This handbook contains 20 concise, developer-friendly chapters, each focusing on practical understanding and working examples.

Chapter 1 — What Is Python & Why It Matters

Python is a high-level, cross-platform, readable language created in 1991.
Its design goals:

• readability
• developer productivity
• “batteries-included” standard library
• large ecosystem of packages

Python powers:

A Calm, Developer-Focused Comparison

Python, Go, and Rust are three of the most influential languages in modern software engineering.
They represent three different philosophies:

• Python: simplicity & productivity
• Go: concurrency, cloud, and production reliability
• Rust: memory safety & high performance

This article provides a clear, concise, and practical Birdor-style comparison to help you decide which language fits your next project.

1. Design Philosophy: What Each Language Values

Python — Readable, expressive, productive

Python prioritizes human time over machine time.
The design is optimized for:

This update introduces a comprehensive SEO improvement for all Birdor tool pages and a usability enhancement with the addition of a GitHub link in the site header.

SEO Metadata Added for All Tools

Type: website
Scope: seo
Importance: minor

Summary

Standardized per-tool SEO metadata across the Tools section, ensuring consistent and clear presentation for search engines and social previews.

Details

• Added SEO configs for JSON, JWT, URL, Base64, and UUID tools.
• Introduced global SEO helper templates for consistent rendering.
• Improved Open Graph metadata for link previews and sharing across platforms.

Links

• Tools

GitHub Icon Added to Site Header

Type: website
Scope: header
Importance: minor

You’ve built your game.

Now you must ship it.

Shipping a game is an engineering discipline in itself, requiring:

• packaging
• build automation
• deployment to multiple platforms
• patching & updates
• asset pipelines
• localization
• DLC & mod support
• crash reporting
• analytics
• CI/CD workflows

Lua games can ship to:

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux
• Web (HTML5)
• iOS
• Android
• Steam Deck

This chapter shows how to build a full release pipeline, regardless of engine.

1. Build Artifacts: What Needs to Be Packaged?

You must package:

To complete your Lua game development knowledge, you must understand how to design a full engine:

• entity management
• components
• systems
• module lifecycle
• asset management
• scripting pipelines
• performance tuning
• optimization patterns
• debugging & profiling

Lua excels as an engine scripting language due to:

• fast VM
• low memory footprint
• simple integration with C/C++
• natural data-driven design
• coroutine support
• quick iteration
• extensibility

This chapter finalizes the architecture needed for professional, scalable Lua game engines.

A modern game needs:

• reliable save/load systems
• world state persistence
• player progression
• inventory & quests
• NPCs and simulation state
• safe serialization & versioning
• replay systems
• modding and content pipelines

Lua is ideal for all of this:

• tables serialize well
• code is data, data is code
• tables are readable and versionable
• hot reload simplifies pipelines
• modding = just load more Lua files

This chapter builds a complete system that scales from small to AAA-style persistence.

Multiplayer is the hardest part of game development.
This chapter covers the exact models used by:

• Fortnite
• Apex Legends
• Overwatch
• Rocket League
• Factorio
• StarCraft II
• Roblox
• Unity Netcode / Unreal replication

You will learn the following sync models:

1. Lockstep (deterministic strategy / SLG)
2. Snapshot interpolation (action games)
3. Client-side prediction & reconciliation
4. Entity replication (position/rotation/state)
5. Combat sync
6. Bullet/projectile sync
7. Lag compensation (server rewind, hit-scan)
8. Anti-cheat considerations

Lua is excellent for netcode:

UI is the backbone of:

• inventories
• crafting
• equipment menus
• quests & story
• shops
• minimaps
• HUD overlays
• dialogue
• pause menu
• game settings

Lua is excellent for UI logic because:

• UI widgets map naturally to tables
• easy event dispatch
• hot-reload speeds iteration
• data binding = reactive UI
• timeline-based animations work perfectly

This chapter builds a modern, scalable UI framework in Lua.

1. UI Widget System

UI widgets are components:

• panels
• labels
• buttons
• images/icons
• windows
• scroll lists
• tooltips
• HUD overlays

We define a generic widget base class.

Combat AI determines the challenge, pacing, and tension of any action game.

Modern games use:

• State Machines (simple AI)
• Behavior Trees (modular, readable)
• Utility AI (dynamic decisions)
• Blackboards (shared memory)
• Squad AI (formations, flanking, roles)
• Boss AI (scripted phases + BT nodes)

Lua’s flexibility makes it ideal for building AI layers.

This chapter builds:

1. Enemy archetypes
2. Finite State Machine (FSM) combat AI
3. Behavior Tree engine
4. Utility-based decision system
5. Aggro & threat systems
6. Group tactics (flank, assist, swarm)
7. Boss scripting (phases, triggers, timelines)

1. Enemy Archetypes

Define enemies in data:

NPCs breathe life into any game world:

• villagers with schedules
• merchants with stock
• guards who patrol
• hostile factions
• relationships
• dialogue that reacts to story flags
• simulation (hunger, work, needs)
• towns that evolve over time

Lua is perfect for simulation layers:

• lightweight logic
• hot reload
• easy-to-edit behavior packages
• clean data-driven content
• integrates with quests, story, and world triggers

This chapter builds:

1. NPC definitions
2. Behavior packages (wander, talk, patrol, work)
3. Daily schedules (day/night cycles)
4. Merchant system
5. Factions & reputation
6. Town simulation
7. Social interactions

1. NPC Definitions (Data-Driven)

npcs/
villagers.lua
merchants.lua
guards.lua

1.1 Example NPC Definition

return {
  elder = {
    name = "Village Elder",
    sprite = "npc_elder",
    faction = "village",
    behaviors = {"talk", "idle"},
    dialogue = "elder_intro",
    schedule = {
      {time=0,   state="sleep"},
      {time=6,   state="idle"},
      {time=12,  state="walk_square"},
      {time=18,  state="home"},
      {time=22,  state="sleep"},
    }
  },
}

NPC = data + behaviors + dialogue + schedule.