Taking My Developer Career to the Next Level: Finally Building a Portfolio Website and Blog — The Plan.

Building my brand as a problem solving Developer.

NashTheCoder 🌊 WaveMaker
The React Learning Curve
2 min readApr 8, 2023

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Project Introduction

The purpose of this project is to design and develop my portfolio website and blog.

Why now?

A portfolio site is a great way to:

  • Build my personal brand and establish my identity and reputation within the industry.
  • Showcase my technical skills and highlight my projects. Potential employers or clients can easily see what I am capable of and it can help me stand out.

The blog section is intended to :

  • Document my experiences, challenges, and successes can demonstrate my progress and learning over time.
  • Improve my communication skills, specifically writing and explaining complex technical concepts in an accessible way.
  • Share knowledge and helping others who are just starting out in their careers.

Project Goals and Objectives

  • To create a visually appealing portfolio website that showcases my skills as a developer.
  • To highlight completed projects and provide detailed information about each one.
  • To create a blog that documents my journey and shares insights with other developers.
  • To increase my visibility and create opportunities for networking and job opportunities.

Project Scope

  • Design and development of a portfolio website using React.
  • Creation of a portfolio section showcasing completed projects with descriptions, screenshots, and links.
  • Integration of a blog section for documenting the developer’s journey and sharing insights with the community.
  • Optimisation of the website for search engines and mobile devices.

Project Deliverables

  • A fully functional portfolio website with a responsive design.
  • A portfolio section showcasing completed projects with descriptions, screenshots, and links.
  • A blog section with at least 10 blog posts documenting the developer’s journey and sharing insights.
  • Optimised website for search engines and mobile devices.

Technologies

The portfolio website will be built with

1.NextJs 13

2.Sanity.io — CMS

3.TailwindCss

4.TypeScript

5.Vercel — Deployment

Timelines

7 days.

  • Step 1: Design and development of the website.
  • Step 2: Creation of the portfolio section and optimisation for mobile devices.
  • Step 3: Creation of the blog section and optimisation for search engines.

Link to blog

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NashTheCoder 🌊 WaveMaker
The React Learning Curve

|| Product Engineer || Digital Public Goods - Open Source Community Manager