After much deliberation (and procrastination), I've finally gotten around to building my personal website. This site will serve as a hub for my various projects, thoughts on technology, and whatever else I feel like sharing with the internet.
The Tech Stack
I wanted something simple, fast, and flexible. Here's what I landed on:
- Eleventy - A simple static site generator that gets out of the way
- Cloudflare Pages - Fast, free hosting with great developer experience
- Vanilla CSS - Sometimes you don't need a framework
- Markdown - For writing blog posts without the hassle
What's Next?
This site is very much a work in progress. Here's what's on the roadmap:
- Migrating xmas.semcheski.com - Moving from AWS EC2/Postgres to Cloudflare Workers and D1
- More content - Technical posts, project writeups, and random musings
- Project showcase - A proper portfolio of things I've built
- Improvements - Better typography, dark mode toggle, maybe some fun animations
The Design
You may have noticed the rather... bold homepage. I wanted something that made a statement without being too serious. The animated gradient text shadow effect might be a bit much, but I kind of love it. Sometimes you need to embrace the absurd.
This site is open source. Feel free to check out the code on GitHub if you're curious about how anything works.