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April 21, 2026

From portfolio to personal site

Why I moved away from a static portfolio and turned this website into a place for writing, context, and ongoing work.

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For a long time, this website worked as a simple portfolio: a short intro, some experience, and a list of projects.

That format was useful, but it eventually became too static for the kind of work I actually want to show.

A portfolio is a snapshot. My work is not.

I wanted a place where the homepage could stay alive through writing, while the professional summary could remain easy to find in a dedicated /resume route.

What changed

This update started from a practical decision: separate the site into clearer jobs.

  • The homepage now introduces the site through writing.
  • /blog acts as the archive.
  • /resume keeps the professional summary and downloadable PDF.
  • /projects remains available for selected work.

That structure feels closer to how I actually use a personal website. Not everyone arrives for the same reason: some people want context, some want a resume, and some want to see how I think.

Why this feels better

The old site was asking one page to do everything.

Now each route has a smaller responsibility:

  • the blog handles freshness,
  • the resume handles clarity,
  • and the projects page handles proof.

This also makes the site easier to maintain. Updating a resume should not require rewriting the entire homepage, and publishing something new should not mean inventing a new portfolio section every time.

What I want the blog to do

I do not want the blog to be a content machine. I want it to be a useful record of real work.

That means writing about:

  • frontend systems,
  • internal products,
  • AI-assisted workflows,
  • engineering process,
  • and the practical lessons that come from shipping software with teams.

If this site works well, it should feel less like a brochure and more like a working notebook with a professional front door.

What comes next

This first version is mostly about structure.

The next step is keeping it active: updating the writing, refining the resume page, and letting the site reflect current work instead of old snapshots.

That is the main reason for the change.


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