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Hi, I'm Safdar Ali
@safdarali · Bengaluru, India
I ship fast, accessible product UI with Next.js and React—for product teams that care about performance, scale, and experience. Today: Frontend UI at Cube (Sequoia-backed); earlier Adsclique Media, Sujanix, and Tech Mahindra. I document what I build — 70+ tutorials on React, Next.js, and TypeScript, watched by developers across India.
BY THE NUMBERS
70+
YouTube Tutorials
30+
Projects Shipped
4 Yrs
Experience
Next.jsReactTypeScriptNode.jsTailwind CSS
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Adsclique Media
Primary website for a U.S. digital marketing agency — custom theme, Swiper case-study carousel, services hub, and CMS the team edits daily. Built from scratch as Senior Frontend Developer; still the agency's public storefront.
Cube — AI Customer Engagement Platform
Built the frontend interface for cubehq.ai — an AI-native conversational platform for enterprise customer support. Focused on performance, accessibility, and scalable UI architecture. Full-time role at Cube (Sequoia Capital-backed).
Articles & tutorials
All articles →Case studies and guides on safdarali.in; more on DEV and Medium.
Jun 2026
Tailwind CSS vs CSS Modules — What I Use in Production
safdarali.in · Comparison
Same card component in both approaches — honest take on when Tailwind loses and my daily setup.
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Triple rebrand, six-figure stars, and a reference architecture for agentic AI — momentum, clarity, and building in public.
Read article →Mar 2024
22 JavaScript Functions You’ll Use 99% of The Time 💯🔥
294+ reactions · Medium
294+ developers found this useful — a no-nonsense breakdown of the JavaScript functions you'll actually reach for daily, from arrays to async.
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