Alade Yessoufou
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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.
Alade ships with a rare mix of speed and precision. The tools he builds just work.
One of the cleanest TypeScript codebases I've ever contributed to.
Cares deeply about developer experience. You feel it in every PR review.
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
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.
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.