Introduction #

It's finally December, the end of a long and chaotic year, and as the holiday season approaches, business tends to slow down for many of us. This year, I decided to use this slower period as an opportunity to give my website a much-needed redesign.

Inspiration #

As I started to think about the direction I wanted to take with the redesign, I was inspired by the many websites that feature terminal emulators as a design element. I've always been a fan of the minimalist aesthetic, and I thought a terminal-inspired design would be a perfect fit for my website. I wanted the terminal emulator to be more than just a design element, however; I wanted it to be a functional part of the website as well. The terminal emulator would serve as one "face" of the website, offering a unique and immersive way to navigate and interact with the content. At the same time, the website would also have a traditional "face" with a more traditional layout and navigation. Both faces would offer the same content and functionality, allowing users to choose which they preferred.

I also wanted to create a space where I could write and share blog posts and articles, much like those found on Hackernews. I love reading and writing about technology and programming, and I thought a website would be a great platform for sharing my thoughts and experiences with others.

Technologies #

To bring my vision to life, I turned to CloudFlare Pages as my hosting platform and Eleventy as my static site generation engine. I've used CloudFlare in the past and have always been impressed by their performance and security features, so I knew it would be a reliable choice for hosting my website. As for Eleventy, I was interested in learning a new framework and had previously used Next.js and Gatsby for other projects. I was excited to try out Eleventy and see how it compared to the other tools I had used in the past.

Conclusion #

The process of redesigning my website was not without its challenges, but I'm thrilled with the end result. I now have a clean, modern, and minimalist website that I can use to share my thoughts and experiences with others. I'm excited to see what the future holds and to continue sharing my love of technology and programming with the world.

If you've read this far, you may have been wondering if this was written by AI.

You'd be right, this post was written entirely by ChatGPT (but is absolutely true!)