Hello world, I’m

Abanoub Hanna

Full‑stack Web & Android Developer

I design and build clean, reliable software across the stack — from web backends and APIs in PHP Laravel and Go, to Android applications in Kotlin/Java, to fast CLI tools in Go that automate real‑world workflows.

Portrait of Abanoub Hanna

Tech Stack

Technologies I work with daily to build reliable, scalable software.

Go programming language

Go (Golang)

Backend APIs, CLI tools, cross-platform apps, and high-performance services.

PHP Laravel

PHP Laravel

Full-stack web apps, APIs, e-commerce platforms, and rapid prototyping.

Kotlin programming language

Android (Kotlin/Java)

Mobile apps with modern architecture, Jetpack Compose, and performance optimization.

sqlite

SQLite & Databases

Efficient data modeling, migrations, and query optimization for web and apps.

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CSS & Tailwind

Responsive UIs, utility-first design, and accessible layouts.

CLI & DevOps

Automation scripts, deployment pipelines, Linux tools, and system scripting.

IDEs & Editors

My daily drivers for coding across platforms — optimized for speed and workflow.

Android Studio

Android app development in Kotlin and Java — layouts, Compose, debugging, and emulators.

visual studio code

VS Code

Web development in Go and Laravel — extensions for syntax, debugging, Tailwind, and Git integration.

Neovim icon

VIM / NeoVim

Scripting, CLI tools, and quick edits — with custom configs for Fish shell and system automation.

Operating Systems

Platforms I develop and deploy across — from daily drivers to production environments.

apple

macOS

Daily driver for development — Xcode, Homebrew, fast builds, and seamless Apple ecosystem integration.

Ubuntu Linux

Primary Linux environment — Go cross-compilation, CLI workflows, server deployments, and containerization.

windows 11

Windows 11 + WSL Ubuntu

Hybrid setup for cross-platform testing — WSL for Linux tooling, PowerShell, and Windows-native apps.

Code Platforms

Where I host, collaborate, and ship open-source projects across ecosystems.

GitHub

GitHub

Primary hub for open-source — gobrew package manager, Go CLI tools, cross-platform builds, and collaboration.

GitLab

CI/CD pipelines, private repos, enterprise-grade workflows, and advanced project management.

Codeberg

FOSS-first hosting — decentralized Git, privacy-focused, and community-driven development.

Web Projects

Full-stack applications I've built and launched — from SaaS to eCommerce to content platforms.

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LokaStores

Full-featured eCommerce platform with inventory, payments, and order management for online retail.

PHP Laravel Tailwind CSS PostgreSQL
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OCRWeb

Queue-based OCR service for images and PDFs — scalable task processing with Tesseract integration.

Go Tesseract OCR
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AbanoubHanna.com

Bilingual tech blog powered by Markdown — custom Hugo theme with Arabic/English content management.

Hugo SSG Custom Theme Markdown
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KemetWebBuilder

Visual website builder for non-technical users — drag & drop interface with code generation.

Go JavaScript

Android Projects

Native Android apps published on Google Play — from religious content to OCR utilities.

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Agpeya

Google Play • GitHub

Agpeya prayer book for Coptic Orthodox Church — Arabic prayers with daily liturgical hours.

Java Open Source
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IMG2TXT

Open Source

Free OCR app to extract text from images — fast, offline text recognition powered by Tesseract.

Kotlin OCR

A digital wallet for business cards - Kart Business Project

Predictions for the Future of Programming Future in 2030

Free OCR Software created by Abanoub Hanna - Software Developer

519 posts

How to create beautiful images of code snippets | carbon-now-cli cheat-sheet

How to create beautiful images of code snippets | carbon-now-cli cheat-sheet

What is carbon-now-cli ? 🔗 carbon-now-cli is a tool written mostly in Typescript. Its job is to create beautiful images of code. Why ? 🔗 We need a tool to convert code into a beautiful image of that …

Caddy cheat-sheet

Caddy cheat-sheet

What is Caddy ? 🔗 caddy is an enterprise-ready open source web server with automatic HTTPS, written in Go. Common command usage 🔗 Start Caddy in the foreground: caddy run Start Caddy with the …

show file content | cat cheat-sheet

show file content | cat cheat-sheet

What is ‘cat’ ? 🔗 cat is one of the GNU core utils. It is used to print and concatenate files. There are 2 versions of cat program. The first is GNU cat, and the other is POSIX-compliant …

show file content | bat cheat-sheet

show file content | bat cheat-sheet

What is bat ? 🔗 Print and concatenate files. A cat clone with syntax highlighting and Git integration. Common usage patterns 🔗 Pretty print the contents of one or more files to the standard output …

basename cheat-sheet

basename cheat-sheet

What is ‘basename’ ? 🔗 basename is one of GNU core utils. It is used to remove leading directory portions from a path. Common usage patterns 🔗 Show only the file name from a path: …

grpcurl cheat-sheet

grpcurl cheat-sheet

What is grpcurl ? 🔗 Interact with gRPC servers. Like curl , but for gRPC. Common commands 🔗 Send an empty request: grpcurl grpc.server.com:443 my.custom.server.Service/Method Send a request with a …

Curlie cheat-sheet

Curlie cheat-sheet

What is curlie ? 🔗 A frontend to curl that adds the ease of use of httpie. Common commands 🔗 Send a GET request: curlie httpbin.org/get Send a POST request: curlie post httpbin.org/post name=john …

curl cheat-sheet | transfer data from/to a server

curl cheat-sheet | transfer data from/to a server

What is curl ? 🔗 Transfers data from or to a server. Supports most protocols, including HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SCP, etc. Common commands 🔗 Make an HTTP GET request and dump the contents in the standard …

jq | JSON processor CLI cheatsheet

jq | JSON processor CLI cheatsheet

A JSON processor CLI that uses a domain-specific language (DSL). What is jq? 🔗 A jq program is a “filter”: it takes an input, and produces an output. There are a lot of builtin filters for …

How to remove all empty plain text files using GNU utils ?

How to remove all empty plain text files using GNU utils ?

I was working on a project that automate some data analysis and statistics. In that script I rely heavily on creating and modifying plain text files. After running that script for hours I got hundreds …