freerave

Creator of AI-powered VS Code extensions (DotCommand, DotSense) & pro-level DevOps/Security tools (dotenvy, DOTCTL). My work includes a custom LLM for secret detection. Hacking on Next.js.

egypt Joined on Oct 14, 2025 kareem209907@gmail.com https://github.com/kareem2099

Education

(Self-Taught) : Self-Taught Architect & Open Source Creator

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Work

Founder & Lead Developer @ DotSuite

freerave

Apr 13

DotShare v3.1 — Toast Engine, Race Condition Fix, and Surviving Reddit's S3 Upload Pipeline

#vscode #typescript #debugging #webdev

8 min read

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Apr 12

DotShare v3.0 — I Turned My VS Code Extension Into a Full Publishing Suite (Dev.to + Medium Inside)

#vscode #typescript #devtools #productivity

10 min read

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Apr 12

I Got Badges 1, 2, and 4 on DEV.to — Badge #3 Is Currently in Witness Protection

#watercooler #meta #discuss #humor

2 min read

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Apr 11

EXPOSED: The Youdao Ads Influencer Marketing Scam - Technical Analysis & Red Flags

#cybersecurity #scam #phishing #security

5 min read

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Apr 7

Conquering the Reddit API: How to Natively Upload Images via Node.js (And Survive the S3 Boss Fight)

#node #javascript #api #reddit

5 min read

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Apr 6

DotShare v3.0 — I Built a Full Publishing Suite Inside VS Code (And What I Learned)

#vscode #opensource #devrel #typescript

7 min read

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Apr 5

Building a Production-Ready OAuth Server for a VS Code Extension — Token Lifecycle, Auto-Refresh & Edge Rate Limiting

#nextjs #vscode #oauth #typescript

9 min read

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Apr 3

DotShare v3.0 Test Article

#testing #typescript #vscode

1 min read

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Apr 1

The Claude CLI "Leak": Nobody Won, AI Still Hallucinates, and Companies Are Still Making the Same Mistake

#ai #llm #security #devops

7 min read

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Mar 31

I Built 20+ Open-Source Tools and a Cyberpunk Terminal Portfolio to Showcase Them All

#programming #opensource #javascript #portfolio

9 min read

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Mar 29

I Built a Clipboard Manager for Linux with AES-256 Encryption — DotGhostBoard v1.4.0 Eclipse

#python #linux #security #opensource

9 min read

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Mar 28

Building CodeTune v1.2.0: Islamic Date Tracking & Audio Sync in a VS Code Extension

#vscode #typescript #javascript #opensource

6 min read

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Mar 27

DotGhostBoard v1.3.0 "Wraith" — Tags, Collections, Multi-Select & Export 👻

#python #sqlite #opensource #linux

11 min read

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Mar 25

I Built a Clipboard Manager for Kali Linux — And Learned Way More Than Expected

#python #linux #opensource #productivity

7 min read

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Mar 24

I Got Tired of Writing JSON Configs, So I Built a Visual UI Inside VS Code (DotCommand v2.0)

#vscode #javascript #productivity #opensource

3 min read

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Mar 23

How I Built a Crash-Resistant Workout Tracker: Shredzilla v1.2.0 Deep Dive

#android #kotlin #jetpackcompose #firebase

7 min read

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Mar 22

Scaling Shredzilla: Slaying Memory Leaks & Mastering State in Jetpack Compose

#android #kotlin #jetpackcompose #opensource

4 min read

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Mar 21

I Built a Full HTTP Client Extension for VS Code — Here's Everything I Learned

#showdev #api #tooling #vscode

6 min read

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Mar 18

I Built an AI-Powered .env Manager for VS Code — Here's What I Learned

#vscode #typescript #security #ai

6 min read

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Mar 17

I Had 3 Abandoned Apps, Then Kotlin Pulled Me Back In

#kotlin #android #jetpackcompose #firebase

5 min read

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Mar 16

Why AI Fails at Bleeding-Edge Updates: Fixing the AGP 9.1.0 + KSP Nightmare

#android #kotlin #ai #programming

3 min read

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Mar 14

I Built an AI README Generator Inside VS Code (BYOK)

#vscode #typescript #ai #productivity

3 min read

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Mar 12

I Built a 1-Click OAuth Flow for VS Code to Stop Copying API Keys

#vscode #opensource #productivity #freerave

3 min read

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Mar 9

How I Finished a 4-Week MongoDB Challenge in 3 Weeks (The Power of Research)

#mongodb #career #productivity #learning

2 min read

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Mar 6

1,000+ Followers! The DotSuite Ecosystem is Scaling

#showdev #opensource #productivity #watercooler

1 min read

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Mar 4

Balancing Deep Work and Spiritual Goals: Introducing CodeTune v1.1.0

#vscode #productivity #opensource #javascript

2 min read

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Feb 28

How I Built a Production-Ready Reviews System (MongoDB Aggregation, Custom Toasts & CSS Variables)

#showdev #webdev #nextjs #mongodb

2 min read

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Feb 26

title: The Worst Wi-Fi Security Advice I Found on Facebook 🤦‍♂️ (And Why It's Dangerous)

#security #networking #infosec #cybersecurity

2 min read

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Feb 24

title: How I Accidentally DDoS'd My Own API (And the 2-Line React Fix) 🤡

#react #webdev #javascript #typescript

2 min read

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Feb 22

How to Prevent Accidental Password Leaks in Your Node.js APIs 🛡️

#webdev #node #mongodb #security

2 min read

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Feb 20

ShowDev: Testing my VS Code Extension's ML Engine (60 tests in 16ms)

#showdev #vscode #typescript #opensource

1 min read

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Feb 18

Building the Brain of My VS Code Extension 🧠 (v1.5.0 Devlog)

#showdev #vscode #typescript #opensource

2 min read

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Feb 15

I Rewrote My VS Code Extension's Core Engine: Meet DotFetch v1.1

#vscode #opensource #productivity #javascript

1 min read

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Feb 4

I Broke My VS Code Extension to Scale It (The Monorepo Journey)

#typescript #monorepo #vscode #architecture

2 min read

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Feb 3

How I Automating Python-to-MSIX Publishing for the Microsoft Store using GitHub Actions

#showdev #python #githubactions #windowsdev

2 min read

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Feb 2

🚨 EXPOSED: "Lock N' Key" is a Trojan Stealer posing as a Dev Tool

#showdev #security #scamalert #website

1 min read

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Feb 1

I Built a Native RTL Python GUI with Tkinter (and it actually looks good)

#showdev #python #opensource #gui

2 min read

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Jan 30

# I built an Encrypted Vault for .env files inside VS Code

#vscode #security #opensource #webdev

2 min read

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Jan 29

Update: We just saved a developer from the "Marko" Scam!

#watercooler #security #career #opensource

1 min read

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Jan 28

I Social Engineered a Scammer into Apologizing to my Cat (then I tracked him with Kali Linux)

#watercooler #security #career #linux

1 min read

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Jan 25

Regex vs. AI: Why I Moved My Logic to the Cloud (DotEnvy v1.4)

#vscode #ai #python #typescript

2 min read

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Jan 24

I Built a VS Code Extension to End "README Friction" (And then I broke my own README) 🤦‍♂️

#vscode #opensource #productivity #markdown

2 min read

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Jan 23

From 2000 Lines of Spaghetti to Clean Architecture: The Rebirth of DotShare

#webdev #programming #vscode #opensource

2 min read

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Jan 22

How I Fixed a 14-Hour Timezone Bug in My VS Code Extension 🕒🐛

#vscode #typescript #javascript #debugging

2 min read

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Jan 20

unior Devs Write Code. Senior Devs Delete It.

#refactoring #vscode #typescript #cleancode

2 min read

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Jan 18

Transform VS Code into a Spiritual Environment: Meet CodeTune v1.0 🚀

#vscode #opensource #productivity #typescript

2 min read

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Jan 16

I built a "Halal Mode" for VS Code to automate my spiritual habits 🕌💻

#vscode #productivity #opensource #javascript

1 min read

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Jan 14

I built a VS Code extension that reads your project's mind

#vscode #productivity #opensource #dotcommand

2 min read

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Jan 10

Making VS Code "Read My Mind": Building Smart Context Awareness

#showdev #vscode #productivity #freerave

2 min read

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Jan 8

I built an AI that detects your mood while coding (Locally in VS Code) 🧠✨

#vscode #productivity #opensource #javascript

1 min read

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Dec 31 '25

Stop Sharing .env Files on Slack: Introducing Multi-User Encryption for VS Code

#vscode #opensource #productivity #security

2 min read

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Dec 20 '25

How I Refactored My VS Code Extension to be 100% Serverless & Offline 🚀 (CodeTune v0.0.7)

#vscode #javascript #opensource #productivity

2 min read

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Dec 12 '25

Releasing DotScramble v2.0: Windows Installation & Bypassing SmartScreen

#showdev #opensource #python #windows

1 min read

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Dec 10 '25

I Built a Self-Updating, Cross-Platform Desktop App in Python (So You Don't Have To) 🐍🚀

#python #devops #githubactions #productivity

3 min read

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Nov 26 '25

The OAuth Battle That Made Me Build My Own Image Privacy Tool

#python #opencv #computervision #developerlife

2 min read

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Nov 15 '25

From 11 Failing Tests to a 110-Test "Bulletproof" AI: A Debugging War Story

#machinelearning #programming #testing

3 min read

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Nov 12 '25

DotCommand 1.3.0 is out. I completely rebuilt the extension.

#vscode #freerave #dotcommand #typescript

1 min read

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Nov 10 '25

AI vs. AI: How Google's 'PROMPTFLUX' Malware Rewrites Itself (And How 'Big Sleep' Fights Back)

#google #security #ai #malware

2 min read

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Nov 8 '25

I might have gone overboard. I built a custom LLM for my .env extension... and now I just shipped a massive UI overhaul for it.

#vscode #freerave #llm #envfile

2 min read

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Nov 8 '25

DotShare 2.0.0 — Smarter Social Sharing for Developers

#vscode #ai #opensource #freerave

1 min read

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