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Shehab Sherif

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Shehab Sherif

During March 2026, contributed security and reliability improvements to github/awesome-copilot and microsoft/vscode using TypeScript, bash, and DevOps practices. Developed a Secrets Scanner Hook for Copilot sessions that scans files touched during coding for leaked secrets, configurable by scan mode and scope, reducing credential exposure risk. In the vscode repository, addressed correctness by enhancing ID sanitization in settings, ensuring all problematic characters are replaced and adding regression tests for robustness. Further improved test reliability by correcting operator precedence in fuzzy scoring assertions and fixed startup metrics reporting in the performance view, resulting in more accurate measurement and enhanced user experience.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

25%Features

Repository Contributions

4Total
Bugs
3
Commits
4
Features
1
Lines of code
519
Activity Months1

Your Network

462 people

Shared Repositories

462

Work History

March 2026

4 Commits • 1 Features

Mar 1, 2026

March 2026 highlights security and correctness improvements across Copilot and VS Code. Delivered the Secrets Scanner Hook for github/awesome-copilot, which runs at sessionEnd to scan files touched during a coding session across diff, staged, or all scopes, for leaked secrets and sensitive data (configurable via SCAN_MODE, SCAN_SCOPE, SECRETS_ALLOWLIST). This reduces credential exposure risk and strengthens secure coding practices. In microsoft/vscode, fixed critical correctness and measurement issues: robust ID sanitization by ensuring all '.' and '/' are replaced in IDs and added a regression test; corrected operator precedence in fuzzy scoring test assertions; and fixed startup metrics accuracy in the performance view by addressing a copy-paste bug in blocking startup counts. These changes improve reliability, security posture, and reporting fidelity, delivering business value in security, quality, and user experience.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness100.0%
Maintainability95.0%
Architecture100.0%
Performance95.0%
AI Usage30.0%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

TypeScriptbashjson

Technical Skills

DevOpsTypeScriptfront end developmentscriptingsecuritysoftware developmenttesting

Repositories Contributed To

2 repos

Overview of all repositories you've contributed to across your timeline

microsoft/vscode

Mar 2026 Mar 2026
1 Month active

Languages Used

TypeScript

Technical Skills

TypeScriptfront end developmentsoftware developmenttesting

github/awesome-copilot

Mar 2026 Mar 2026
1 Month active

Languages Used

bashjson

Technical Skills

DevOpsscriptingsecurity