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This was my original personal site! I built this when I had my sights set on web development, and also at a time when I was introduced to the idea of having a personal site as a substitute to social media. I really liked that, as I don't enjoy the addictive nature socmed can have. This was a way to express myself, to show my new skills I had been learning, and to spend time creating instead of just consuming/studying!

I look back on it fondly, however there are definitely decisions made that I would question now. I used Next.js, for no other reason than it was popular. Sure, it was a great rep in reading documentation and figuring unfamiliar technology out, but it didn't really otherwise help me develop any skill that I could bring outside of Next.js.

This is why I prefer and use Remix.run nowadays - it's built in a way that teaches you about the web platform itself, so that after you learn Remix, you can actually figure out any other framework because *you know how the web browser works by default.*

Beyond that, there is definitely repetition in my code. There is definitely a bit of a "throw it at the wall and see what sticks/looks good" mentality. But again, I appreciate these steps I took on my journey! If you have the proper mindset, then everything you do can be a learning experience, and you can get reps of developing a multitude of skills!

The "big" functionality of this site was the blog. It was set up so that I could upload a .md aka a markdown file into a folder, and then the site would dynamically create a blog post from that. It worked well enough, even though the site being all-encompassing as far as my interests went led to a bit of "analysis paralysis" in actually picking topics to write about.

I look forward to overcoming that obstacle with my two blogs now - one specifically for all things tech and compsci, and then a separate one for my other huge passion, human and health sciences! I look forward to showcasing my perspectives and journeys on both, and hope you enjoy the ride as well.

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