# Abdulkader Safi

> Lead Software Engineer from Lebanon, based in Kuwait. Building scalable web and mobile applications, AI tools, and developer tooling with Laravel, React, React Native, and Rust. 6+ years of experience, 50+ projects delivered, 4 published VSCode extensions.

Canonical site: https://abdulkadersafi.com
Contact: https://abdulkadersafi.com/contact
Blogs: https://abdulkadersafi.com/blog
Projects: https://abdulkadersafi.com/projects
GitHub: https://github.com/AbdulkaderSafi
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdulkadersafi

## Core Pages

- [Home](https://abdulkadersafi.com/) — Overview of who I am, my background, and what I build (bio is in the About section on this page).
- [Projects](https://abdulkadersafi.com/projects) — Portfolio of web apps, mobile apps, and VSCode extensions.
- [Services](https://abdulkadersafi.com/services) — Web, mobile, and AI/developer-tooling engagements I take on.
- [Blog](https://abdulkadersafi.com/blog) — In-depth articles on software engineering, web, mobile, and AI.
- [Contact](https://abdulkadersafi.com/contact) — How to reach me for projects and collaboration.
- [Privacy Policy](https://abdulkadersafi.com/privacy-policy) — How visitor data is handled on this site.

## Featured Projects

- [SafiCrawl: In-Editor Website Crawler & SEO Auditor for VS Code](https://abdulkadersafi.com/projects/saficrawl-in-editor-website-crawler-seo-auditor-for-vs-code) — Zero-dependency VS Code extension that crawls any site and runs an SEO audit from inside the editor.
- [Project Pulse: Health Monitoring for VS Code](https://abdulkadersafi.com/projects/project-pulse-health-monitoring-for-vs-code) — VS Code extension that gives agencies and freelancers live health monitoring for client projects.
- [ClarifAI: Free AI-Powered Code Analysis for Visual Studio Code](https://abdulkadersafi.com/projects/clarifai-free-ai-powered-code-analysis-for-visual-studio-code) — Free VS Code extension for AI-driven code analysis and review.
- [Better File Explorer for VSCode](https://abdulkadersafi.com/projects/i-built-a-better-file-explorer-for-vscode-because-macos-finder-is-painful) — A file explorer replacement built because macOS Finder was getting in the way.

## Recent Articles

- [Building an AI-Powered Image Renaming Desktop App with Python, Tkinter and Ollama](https://abdulkadersafi.com/blog/building-an-ai-powered-image-renaming-desktop-app-with-python-tkinter-and-ollama)
- [Next.js 15.5: A Developer's Guide to Turbocharged Builds, Full Node Middleware, Smarter TypeScript](https://abdulkadersafi.com/blog/nextjs-155-a-developers-guide-to-turbocharged-builds-full-node-middleware-smarter-typescript)
- [React 19 Memoization: Do We Still Need useMemo & useCallback?](https://abdulkadersafi.com/blog/react-19-memoization-is-usememo-usecallback-no-longer-necessary)
- [Why Developers Choose shadcn/ui Over Radix UI](https://abdulkadersafi.com/blog/why-developers-choose-shadcn-ui-over-radix-ui)
- [Local SEO and Google My Business (GMB) Listings: A Complete Guide](https://abdulkadersafi.com/blog/local-seo-and-google-my-business-gmb-listings-a-complete-guide)
- [Razor vs Blazor in .NET: What's the Difference?](https://abdulkadersafi.com/blog/razor-vs-blazor-in-net-whats-the-difference)
- [HTML Best Practices for Login and Signup Forms](https://abdulkadersafi.com/blog/html-best-practices-for-login-and-signup-forms)
- [Electron vs Tauri: Can We Really Start Relying on Tauri Instead?](https://abdulkadersafi.com/blog/electron-vs-tauri-can-we-really-start-relying-on-tauri-instead)
- [How I Used AI to Instantly Generate a Postman JSON Collection (and Why You Should Too)](https://abdulkadersafi.com/blog/how-i-used-ai-to-instantly-generate-a-postman-json-collection-and-why-you-should-too)
- [Design Systems Explained: Atoms, Molecules, Organisms, Templates and Pages](https://abdulkadersafi.com/blog/design-systems-explained-atoms-molecules-organisms-templates-and-pages)
- [Top 5 SVG Icon Libraries for Any Project or Framework (2025)](https://abdulkadersafi.com/blog/top-5-svg-icon-libraries-for-any-project-or-framework-2025)
- [How AI Is Influencing Today's Design Workflows](https://abdulkadersafi.com/blog/how-ai-is-influencing-todays-design-workflows)
- [Using Partial Views in ASP.NET Core MVC](https://abdulkadersafi.com/blog/using-partial-views-in-aspnet-core-mvc)
- [Everything You Need to Know About ES2025: What's New in JavaScript](https://abdulkadersafi.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-es2025-whats-new-in-javascript)

## Optional

- [Sitemap XML](https://abdulkadersafi.com/sitemap.xml) — Full URL index for crawlers.