Say Goodbye to encodeURIComponent() in 2025
You might not believe this, but for a long time, we JavaScript developers have been using what feels like Stone Age tools—encodeURIComponent()—to ensure URL query parameters are safe. Does it work? Sure… but it’s never been fun to use. Picture this: you have to wrap every piece of dynamic data in encodeURIComponent(), manually concatenate strings, and double-check that every & and ? is in the right place. It’s like doing math with an abacus—you can get the answer, but the process is painful. ...