Personal Blog

This is the site you’re looking at right now. I built it to have a simple, fast place to write about software development.

Tech Stack

• Framework: Astro 5
• Styling: Plain CSS with custom properties
• Content: Markdown with Content Collections
• Deployment: Vercel

Features

• Dark/light mode with system preference detection
• RSS feed and sitemap generation
• Tag-based organization
• 95+ Lighthouse scores
• Zero client-side JavaScript (except theme toggle)

Design Decisions

I wanted something that felt technical but not cold. The combination of serif headlines and monospace body text creates a distinctive look that signals “developer” without sacrificing readability.

The [BRACKETED] tag style is borrowed from Greptile’s aesthetic—it adds visual interest without being distracting.