Blog

Notes on what I am building, what I am learning, and how I think through web development problems. I use this space to show process, not just finished screenshots.

Posts

  • Redesigning My Portfolio for Accessibility and Review

    This portfolio redesign gave me a useful reminder: a developer portfolio is not just a place to show projects. It is also a small product with users, goals, constraints, and tradeoffs.

  • Learning Web Audio Through Small Experiments

    The Web Audio API is interesting because it connects programming with something immediately felt: sound. A small change in timing, gain, filtering, or oscillator type can make the browser feel less like a document viewer and more like an instrument.

  • What IT Support Taught Me About Web Development

    My background in IT support has shaped how I approach web development. In support roles, the first job is rarely to prove what you know. It is to understand what is happening, reproduce the issue, communicate clearly, and move toward a fix without making the situation worse.

  • Building a Portfolio with Vanilla Tools

    One reason I like building small portfolio projects with plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is that it keeps the fundamentals visible. Without a framework handling structure for me, I have to pay attention to the basics: semantic markup, responsive layout, asset paths, navigation, and how each interaction behaves in the browser.

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