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A screenshot of my frontend developer portfolio homepage built with Astro.

How I Built My Frontend Portfolio with Astro, Tailwind, and GSAP

A walkthrough of the tech stack and design decisions behind this website. I explain why I chose Astro for its speed and content-first approach, and how I used GSAP and a bento-grid layout to make the site feel tactile and unique.
A collection of book covers displayed on a digital screen.

Connecting the Google Books API to Astro with Local Image Caching

Don’t let slow third-party APIs ruin your site’s performance. I developed a workflow to fetch book metadata via ISBN and sync covers to my local assets folder, ensuring my digital bookshelf loads instantly with optimized Astro images.