dotNetDave’s Faster or Not!: Optimizing Base64 Decoding in .NET

This year, the author explored faster data processing methods using Span in .NET, specifically for converting Base64 strings to byte arrays. The article aims to assist developers in making informed decisions.

String Performance: Encoding and Decoding Strings

Encoding and decoding strings to and from a byte[] is used a lot in programming. Performance results are for using the formatting options ASCII, Unicode, UTF8, and UTF32, Latin and BigEndianUnicode. Updated February 2023