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This is my website. It's an ode to the internet I grew up with and where I first learned to code with just HTML and CSS.

This was my process:

Goals

A website designed to last.

I added a few more constraints:

  • Build and ship within 24 hours
  • Use as few technologies as possible
  • Design so you can author content on your phone

Steps

  1. I like to start with constraints. I began with 100% HTML in a single file. There are underused tags in the html spec that I learned to complete the challenge (curious? view source).
  2. Simplicity is usability. I write in my notes app, which exports to plaintext Markdown files. I later broke the single file down into multiple web components for maintainability.
  3. Ownership is power. This website serves as an archive of my work I own. Social networks will rise and fall, but owning my site makes my work accessible to anyone.

Results

It was fun to build this. There are zero dependencies, zero trackers, and both CSS + Javascript can be disabled. You don't need React! The site weighs a total of 7.57 KB (very small).

Going forward, this website will serve as a mirror of my work found on other platforms.

Enjoy.

References

2025-11-27