Ce portfolio
A practical portfolio: simplicity and efficiency over over-engineering
2024
The context
This portfolio was designed to be practical and flexible above all. The goal is not a perfect architecture, but a simple tool that allows me to easily load my projects in TypeScript.
In my case, I created TypeScript objects in a file that are easy and quick to update via my development tools.
I deliberately chose simplicity: GitHub + Vercel with automatic deployment via push to main. I could have opted for a VPS with Docker, shared hosting, CI/CD automation with GitHub Actions and continuous deployment on a VPS or cloud providers like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure, but the most practical and quick solution was the right choice.
What I learn :
- Chosen Tech Stack:
- Next.js 14 with App Router for server-side rendering
- Internationalization with next-intl: multilingual management (FR, EN, ES) with locale-based routing
- TypeScript: choice for flexibility and ease of project management
- Tailwind CSS for rapid and consistent styling
- Accessibility and UX:
- Implementation of skip links to improve keyboard navigation
- Breadcrumbs to improve navigation and SEO
- ARIA labels and semantic roles for screen readers
- SEO and Performance:
- Dynamic metadata with generateMetadata for each page and project
- Image optimization with next/image
- Automatically generated sitemap to improve indexing
- Configured security headers
- Project Philosophy:
- Practicality first: ease of loading TypeScript projects
- Automated deployment: GitHub + Vercel with push to main
- Deliberate choice of simplicity over unnecessary technical complexity