building this site

just shipped this portfolio site. here’s what i learned along the way. ⚡

design decisions

i wanted something that felt like a terminal but wasn’t cosplaying as one. the key was:

• monospace font everywhere — geist mono is beautiful
• limited color palette — mostly grays, orange for emphasis
• no images — text-first, content-focused
• generous whitespace — let things breathe

astro is great

if you’re building a content-heavy site, astro is probably the right choice:

npm create astro@latest

what i love:

• zero javascript by default
• mdx support out of the box
• fast builds
• simple mental model

what’s next

some things i want to add:

1. dark mode — respect system preferences ✅
2. rss feed — for the few who still use readers
3. search — once there’s enough content

but for now, shipping beats perfecting.

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built with astro, deployed on vercel, written in markdown