What I built this site with

The current version of this site

Alright. I’m no web developer or UX designer, but I make do with what I can. Here’s what went into the making of this site.

Astro - The framework/generator I used to build this site. It’s a great framework.

Box Icons - The icons you see on this site are from here. They’re free and open-source.

VS Code - My go-to code editor. I’ve tried others, but I always come back to this one.

Gemini-CLI - AI CLI which I used to vibe code the hell out of this site.

The previous version of this site

Was a deliberate over-engineered horror that I hand coded.

DaisyUI - A UX component library built on top of Tailwind CSS. It’s great for building sites quickly.

Cloudflare Pages - The hosting provider I use for this site. It’s free and easy to use.

AWS - AWS backend (API Gateway, SES, Lambda, Bedrock, DynamoDB) for a few things. Can you imagine? This site using all those AWS components? DynamoDB for what is pretty much a static site. Genius.

Zod - Awesome TypeScript-first schema declaration and validation library.

HTMX - A great library for building modern web apps with the simplicity of HTML.