Portfolio Website Refactor

Overview

This portfolio website was built from scratch using Astro, a modern static site generator that combines the best of React components with server-side rendering and static file generation.

Key Features

• Fast Performance: Static site generation with optimized assets
• Dark/Light Mode: Seamless theme switching with system preference detection
• Responsive Design: Mobile-first approach with CSS Grid and Flexbox
• Content Collections: Type-safe content management with Zod validation
• SEO Optimized: Open Graph tags, sitemaps, and canonical URLs

Tech Stack

• Framework: Astro 5.x with TypeScript
• Styling: CSS Custom Properties for theming
• Build: Vite for fast development and optimized production builds
• Hosting: GitHub Pages with GitHub Actions for CI/CD

Design System

The site implements a comprehensive design system with:

• Color variables for light and dark modes
• Responsive typography scale
• Consistent spacing and layout system
• Interactive components with smooth transitions

Performance

The static site is extremely lightweight and fast, with:

• No JavaScript runtime overhead
• Optimized images with lazy loading
• Minimal CSS footprint
• Fast page transitions

Future Improvements

• Add MDX support for enhanced blog posts
• Implement RSS feeds for content
• Add search functionality
• Create content filters by technology