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May 28, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Lesson: Never ship static credentials in client bundles.

Read the full engineering post-mortem on Dev.to:
dev.to/freerave/the...

#FreeRave #VSCode #AppSec #DevSecOps
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September 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Key results:
~80% fewer cloud API calls
Native OS SecretStorage
Risk signals, not a security oracle

Read the full engineering deep dive on Dev.to:
dev.to/freerave/dot...

#FreeRave #VSCode
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Dev.to
September 24, 2026 at 8:54 PM
28 unit tests. Ships as AppImage, .deb, .exe, .dmg via GitHub Actions.

Full article → dev.to/freerave
GitHub → github.com/kareem2099/D...

#python #linux #opensource #security #buildinpublic
freerave — DEV Community Profile
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.
dev.to
March 29, 2026 at 8:53 AM
7/7 Full deep-dive case study on Dev.to:
dev.to/freerave/fro...

Star & download on GitHub:
github.com/kareem2099/D...

OpenDesktop / Pling Store:
www.opendesktop.org/p/2353623/

#FreeRave #Python #Linux
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September 17, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I built DotEnvy, an AI-powered .env manager for VS Code, and learned that feature alignment matters more than model architecture 📈

https://dev.to/freerave/i-built-an-ai-powered-env-manager-for-vs-code-heres-what-i-learned-1j64
March 18, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Check out the full guide here:
📖 dev.to/freerave/why...

Excited to connect with the tech community here! (Shared via DotShare 🚀)
#AndroidDev #Kotlin #DevTools #BuildInPublic
Why AI Fails at Bleeding-Edge Updates: Fixing the AGP 9.1.0 + KSP Nightmare
We all love the thrill of updating our tech stack. Moving to Android Gradle Plugin (AGP) 9.1.0,...
dev.to
March 16, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Full writeup — forensics methodology, SQL query, bash script, and why targeted attacks beat brute force every time:

dev.to → dev.to/freerave/how...

Hashnode → freerave.hashnode.dev/how-i-hacked...
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dev.to
June 14, 2026 at 11:15 AM
What’s next? The core engine is rock solid, and a massive UI overhaul is already in the works for v2.0.0!

Let me know what you think!
#FreeRave #VSCode #WebDev #TypeScript #API
4/4
March 21, 2026 at 8:53 AM
If this takes you more than 30 mins — you have a resilience problem.

[8/8]

Wrote a full technical breakdown:

→ Full attack surface
→ Why GitHub tokens are catastrophic
→ NPM ecosystem risk
→ Exact steps

dev.to/freerave/the...

Repost if this helped someone on your feed 🙏
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dev.to
April 19, 2026 at 9:56 PM
CodeTune is free and open source:
Marketplace: marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=FreeRave.codetune
Open VSX: open-vsx.org/extension/freerave/codetune
GitHub: github.com/kareem2099/codetune
Full technical breakdown on Medium & dev.to
بارك الله فيكم 🤲
CodeTune - Islamic Coding Companion - Visual Studio Marketplace
Extension for Visual Studio Code - Enhance your coding experience with Islamic reminders, Quran recitation, prayer times, and spiritual content integrated within VS Code
marketplace.visualstudio.com
March 28, 2026 at 9:19 AM
[6/6]
Also shipped in Part 3:
✅ Custom dark-themed file picker — no GTK
✅ Non-blocking batch via QObject signals
✅ AI Evasion (SPSA) design preview → Part 4

Article → dev.to/freerave/bui...
GitHub v1.4.1 → github.com/kareem2099/D...
OpenDesktop → www.opendesktop.org/p/2362477/
Building DotScramble Part 3: Wayland Wars, a Custom File Picker, and Designing AI Evasion
From a PyQt6 license crisis to a fully animated PySide6 file browser that doesn't explode on...
dev.to
July 11, 2026 at 12:09 PM
1/7 A 2,353-line UI file is a symptom that storage, crypto, sync, and UI have collapsed into one boundary.

That was DotGhostBoard v1.5 (our Linux clipboard manager).

Here is how we refactored the monolith with 0 regressions

#FreeRave #Python
September 17, 2026 at 1:47 PM
xAI's Grok Build CLI uploaded whole git repos — secrets included — to Google Cloud, bypassing its own opt-out. Here's the full breakdown, plus how to actually verify what your AI CLI is sending.

dev.to/freerave/xai...

#xAI #Grok #CLI
xAI's Grok Build CLI Was Quietly Uploading Entire Codebases to Google Cloud
xAI's Grok Build CLI uploaded whole git repos — secrets included — to Google Cloud,...
dev.to
July 18, 2026 at 2:22 AM
11/
The default behavior — the thing that started this whole story — hasn't changed for the average dev running this CLI out of the box. Good first move, but not a complete fix.

Full article updated with this latest development and the hardening guide:

dev.to/freerave/xai...
xAI's Grok Build CLI Was Quietly Uploading Entire Codebases to Google Cloud
xAI's Grok Build CLI uploaded whole git repos — secrets included — to Google Cloud,...
dev.to
July 13, 2026 at 9:24 PM
DotShare 2.0.0 — Smarter Social Sharing for Developers

#ai #freerave #opensource #vscode
DotShare 2.0.0 — Smarter Social Sharing for Developers
I’m excited to share that DotShare v2.0.0 is now live on the Visual Studio Marketplace! DotShare is
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November 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Full write-up: token format, verification code, clock-rollback detection, the whole activation flow.

Full write-up: dev.to/freerave/bui...

GitHub: github.com/kareem2099/D...

OpenDesktop: www.opendesktop.org/p/2362477/
Building DotScramble Part 2: Ed25519 License Signing, Machine Fingerprinting, and a 7-Day Offline Grace Period
How DotScramble protects its Pro tier using asymmetric cryptography — public key verification, a...
dev.to
June 29, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Here is the deep dive into the Two-Way Sync and UI code:
Read Part 2 here: dev.to/freerave/bui...

(If you missed it, Part 1 on Types & Storage is here: dev.to/freerave/bui... )
Building a Universal Drafts System in a VS Code Extension — Part 2: Sync, UI & Remote Drafts
In Part 1, we built the Draft type, DraftsService, and the save/upsert flow. Now for the interesting...
dev.to
April 30, 2026 at 7:07 AM
7/7
Full deep-dive on Dev.to (Ghost Protocol series)
dev.to/freerave/eng...

Next: v2.0.0 Cerberus — Zero-Knowledge Password Vault.
GitHub: github.com/kareem2099/DotGhostBoard/releases/tag/v1.5.1

OpenDesktop: opendesktop.org/p/2353623/
#Linux #OpenSource #CyberSecurity #Python
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Dev.to
April 16, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Hello Bluesky! 🦋 Your IDE is now fully connected to the AT Protocol.

I just shipped DotShare v3.2.1 for VS Code. You can now write dev logs, build massive threads, and publish directly from your editor without ever breaking your flow state.

#FreeRave
April 13, 2026 at 8:52 AM