This Portfolio Site

I built this site because I wanted a place to write and share projects without the overhead of a CMS or a heavy framework. Astro was the obvious choice — it ships zero JavaScript by default and treats content as a first-class citizen.

Why Astro

I’ve used Next.js, Gatsby, Hugo, and plain HTML for personal sites before. Astro hit the sweet spot:

• Zero JS by default — pages are static HTML unless I explicitly add interactive components
• Content Collections — type-safe frontmatter with Zod validation. No more “why is my date field a string” moments
• Markdown/MDX — I write posts in Markdown, commit to Git, and it just works
• Island architecture — if I ever need a React or Svelte component, I can drop it in without hydrating the entire page

Features

• Dark/light theme with system preference detection
• RSS feed for the blog
• SEO meta tags and automatic sitemap
• Responsive design that works on everything from phones to ultrawide monitors
• Syntax highlighting with Shiki (dual theme support)

Deployment

Cloudflare Pages with automatic deployments from the main branch. Build time is under 10 seconds. The site scores 100/100 on Lighthouse for performance.

No analytics, no cookies, no tracking. Just content.

Timeline: Built in a weekend, February 2026. Ongoing content updates.