Alade Yessoufou
I'm Alade Yessoufou (also known as Charaf or devalade), a Software Engineer with years of experience building high-quality React, TypeScript, and Node.js applications. I specialize in full-stack web development, from frontend interfaces to backend APIs and deployment infrastructure.
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Hello (about)
I'm Alade Yessoufou (also known as Charaf or devalade), a Software Engineer with years of experience building high-quality React, TypeScript, and Node.js applications. I specialize in full-stack web development, from frontend interfaces to backend APIs and deployment infrastructure.
I care deeply about developer experience, clean architecture, and shipping software that works. My work spans open-source libraries, deployment tools, and production applications used by real teams.
Writing (9)
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Bypassing Ad-Blockers for PostHog with a Cloudflare Worker
I set up the standard reverse proxy for PostHog and thought I was done. Ad-blockers still killed my session replays. Here's why the filename posthog-recorder.js is on more filter lists than the domain posthog.com — and the ~30 lines of Worker code that finally fixed it.
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Diagnosing a Flash of Unstyled Content in TanStack Start Production
A landing page that looked perfect in dev showed one second of raw, unstyled HTML in production. The bug wasn't where I expected. Here's how I found it.
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2025: A Year of Building, Learning, and Staying Focused
Reflections on my journey with AI tools, indie hacking, reading, and staying healthy while building for the future.
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Durable Objects 101: Sequential State on the Edge
Durable Objects ensure consistency by processing requests one at a time. Understand when to use them, how they work, and the tradeoffs you're making.
Stack
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- PHP
- Go
- Bash
- React
- Next.js
- Tailwind CSS
- React Native
- Svelte
- Node.js
- Cloudflare Workers
- Durable Objects
- PostgreSQL
- Kamal
- Docker
- Git
- Vercel
- Turborepo
Projects (5)
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A powerful and intuitive TypeScript/JavaScript library for performing reflection on classes and objects.
- typescript
- node.js
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A powerful and intuitive TypeScript/JavaScript library for performing reflection on classes and objects.
- typescript
- node.js
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A modern deployment automation tool that simplifies deploying web applications with zero configuration. Supports multiple frameworks, automated server provisioning, and built-in security best practices.
- typescript
- node.js
- kamal
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A Penpot extension that helps designers instantly identify color names and suggests 4 similar color variants, making color selection effortless.
- svelte
- typescript
- css
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Simple, zero-config deployment tool for Node.js backends and static frontends with zero-downtime deployments, automatic rollback, and health checks.
- bash
- node.js
- deployment
FAQ
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Who is Alade Yessoufou?
Alade Yessoufou (also known as Charaf or devalade) is a Software Engineer specializing in full-stack TypeScript development. He builds open-source tools, writes about web technologies, and ships production applications.
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What technologies do you work with?
I primarily work with TypeScript, React, Next.js, and Node.js. I also have experience with React Native, Cloudflare Workers, deployment automation (Kamal), and various databases and cloud platforms.
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Are you available for freelance or collaboration?
Feel free to reach out via GitHub or email. I'm always interested in discussing interesting projects, open-source contributions, and technical collaborations.