Why I code html/css

Here’s why I prefer coding my own website
1. Demonstrating My Skills
- A website created from scratch clearly represents my knowledge of HTML and CSS.
2. Faster Loading
- Using HTML, plain CSS and vanilla JS makes the website load faster.
3. Cost and Limitations of No-Code Platforms
- Creating a no-code website is expensive and has limitations in today's age of internet.
4. Poor Experience with Behance
- Visiting behance links on mobile is a terrible experience. The loading times are bad (on web too) and scrolling through the images in a project is bad.
This has become like an annual thing now, every summer I create a portfolio website, visit them below.
Portfolio of ‘22:
I was still in my engineering college and i had already decided to skip campus placements and apply for UX jobs off campus. Here's what i made back then,
2022 portfolio website
I just followed an hour long YT tutorial & made some customisations like having a video background (a video i made on after effects) with some others. It took me around 3-4 weeks to complete it and go live, alongside college.
Portfolio of ‘23:
This time i wanted a much simpler and a minimal portfolio website and i came across a 2 hour long YT tutorial again, followed it and went live within 4 days (the 2024 version is not a YT video, I promise.). This had a dark mode, visit it here,
2023 portfolio website
Portfolio of ‘24:
You are currently viewing my latest portfolio. I built it using Chat GPT and 'Locofy ai' plugin for figma, which generates an editable code that required a lot of further polishing and tweaking.
By this time, I had gained good knowledge and work/projects to showcase. I realised how having a portfolio meant to have a space for story-telling, not just the work but also about one's identity.
Web design and development has evolved, and while no-code platforms like Shopify, Framer, Weblow, Wix, Wordpress etc are popular, they often require costly subscriptions for custom domains and come with various limitations. In contrast, hosting on GitHub is free and transparent, even with a custom domain.

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