Building a Portfolio with React, TypeScript, and Vite

𝗧𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 "𝗺𝗲𝗵" 𝗨𝗜𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲? I spent 3 years fighting CSS in the start. Then I discovered this stack. Now? My side projects look like they have a design team. The secret sauce (100% free): → Shadcn/ui — Professional components in 30 seconds → Aceternity UI — Animations that make users say "wow" → TailwindCSS — Stop writing CSS files forever → Framer Motion — Butter-smooth interactions → Frontend Mentor — Real projects, real skills Here's what changed: Before: 2 weeks building a navbar After: 15 minutes + it actually looks good Before: "Can you make it pop?" (design feedback nightmare) After: Clients asking "did you hire a designer?" Before: Bootstrap buttons circa 2015 After: Interfaces that feel alive The truth nobody tells you: Great design isn't about talent. It's about tools. You don't need Figma skills or a design degree. You need the right stack. Drop a 🎨 if you're ready to level up your frontend game. Or comment with your biggest UI struggle — I'll share my exact fix. P.S. — Which tool surprised me most? Aceternity UI. Those animations hit different. . . . . . #WebDevelopment #FrontendDevelopment #ReactJS #TailwindCSS #UIDesign

You don't need to learn WebGL. You don't need a game dev background. You don't even need to be a developer. React Three Fiber lets you build 3D experiences using React — with JSX you already know (or can learn in a day). I used it to build my entire 3D portfolio: → Floating torus knot that follows your scroll → Scroll-driven section transitions → Custom cursor with hover effects → Ambient lighting + shadows And I'm not a developer. I'm a #marketingmanager who builds with Claude Code. Here's how to create your first 3D scene in 30 minutes: (swipe ↓) Step 1: Install React Three Fiber + Drei Step 2: Create the Canvas Step 3: Add your first 3D shape Step 4: Add lighting Step 5: Add orbit controls (rotate with mouse) Step 6: Animate it with useFrame Step 7: Add environment and shadows Step 8: Make it responsive Every step has the exact code. Save this and try it this weekend. What I'm building next with R3F: 🔹 3D hero section for a website redesign 🔹 Interactive product showcases 🔹 Scroll-driven 3D storytelling pages React Three Fiber turned me from "I don't know 3D" to "I ship 3D websites." If I can do it, you can too. What would YOU build in 3D? Drop it below 👇 — Follow me for daily tutorials on building with AI + modern web tech. No CS degree. Just Claude Code and curiosity. #ReactThreeFiber #ThreeJS #WebDev #3D #React #BuildInPublic #Tutorial #FrontendDev #CreativeCoding

🚀 **Journey of a Front-End Developer** 🚀 Front-end development is not just about writing code… it’s about creating meaningful user experiences ✨ Every button, every animation, every layout tells a story of how users interact with a product 💻 Today, the demand for Front-End Developers is growing rapidly because: ✅ User experience = Business success ✅ Clean UI = Better engagement ✅ Fast & responsive design = Happy users I try to learn something new every day, because technology never stops evolving — and neither should we 🔥 💡 “Great UI is not just how it looks, but how it works.” Keep building. Keep learning. Keep growing. 🚀 #FrontendDeveloper #WebDevelopment #UIUX #Coding #ReactJS #JavaScript #DeveloperLife

Building a custom header that feels "native" in React Native is notoriously difficult. You either stick with the rigid defaults provided by navigation libraries, or you build a custom component and spend days fighting to get the scroll sync and screen transitions to look fluid. It’s a classic trade-off between stability and customisation that often leads to janky animations. 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁-𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲-𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿-𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 just hit 𝘃𝟭.𝟬.𝟬, and it’s a complete shift in how we handle these complex UI patterns. Instead of fighting against the navigation stack, it introduces a way to bridge the gap between your content and the header area with precision. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲? ➡️ 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁-𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗣𝗜 — A redesigned architecture that uses React context to manage header state. This makes it much easier to update header elements based on what’s happening deep inside your screen's component tree without messy prop drilling. ➡️ 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 — The library now explicitly bridges with the navigation state, ensuring that as you swipe between screens, the header transitions are perfectly synchronised with the native navigation animation. ➡️ 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 — Significant internal refactors have reduced the overhead of tracking scroll positions and state changes, delivering much smoother motion even in complex layouts. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀? For a long time, achieving that polished "Apple-style" large header that morphs and moves was reserved for apps with massive engineering teams. With the 𝘃𝟭.𝟬 milestone, 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁-𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲-𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿-𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 makes these high-end interactions accessible to everyone, providing a stable, performant foundation for design systems that need to stand out. #ReactNative #MobileDev #UIUX #OpenSource #JavaScript #TypeScript #Animations #Navigation #HeaderMotion #SoftwareEngineering #DevTools #MobileAppDev

As a frontend developer, your job isn’t just to make things work it’s to make them feel right. Users don’t notice clean code. They notice how fast a page loads. How smooth an animation feels. How easy it is to find what they need. That’s the difference between building a website… and crafting an experience. Good frontend isn’t just about HTML, CSS, or JavaScript. It’s about empathy understanding how someone interacts, thinks, and feels while using your product. Because at the end of the day, people don’t remember code… They remember how your product made them feel. #FrontendDevelopment #WebDevelopment #UserExperience #UXDesign #UIUX #JavaScript #ReactJS #DeveloperMindset #CodingLife #BuildInPublic

Built a fully interactive Connect 4 Game 🎮 using HTML, CSS & JavaScript with advanced UI, animations, sound effects, and scoreboard. A great hands-on project to strengthen frontend development skills 🚀 InternPe #WebDevelopment #JavaScript #Frontend #Projects #Learning

🚀 Built Something That Finally Feels Different. In a time where AI can generate entire apps in minutes, I kept asking myself a simple question: What actually makes a developer stand out? For me, the answer wasn’t more tools — it was craft. After getting comfortable with React.js and TailwindCSS — understanding component structure, state flow, performance optimization, and deployment — I realized something was missing… 👉 The experience. Not just building websites… but creating moments. So I stepped into a new zone: animation and interaction design. This week, I pushed myself to explore GSAP — a powerful animation library that transforms static UI into something alive. No templates. No shortcuts. Just experimenting, breaking things, and rebuilding. 💡 The result? A fully animated, high-performance landing page inspired by modern award-winning designs. ✨ What I focused on: • Smooth scroll-triggered animations • Seamless transitions between sections • Performance-first animation techniques • Creating a cinematic user experience This project changed how I think about frontend development. It’s not just about functionality anymore — it’s about feeling. 🐙 GitHub: https://lnkd.in/g3y_btVK Still learning. Still experimenting. But now, building with intention. Big thanks to JavaScript Mastery Mastery for the nice course! #WebDevelopment #Frontend #GSAP #ReactJS #TailwindCSS #UIUX #CreativeCoding #JavaScript #BuildInPublic

🚀#Day_Progress_Update_Frontend_Journey Today’s learning was all about making the UI more interactive and dynamic using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. 🎯 I built a small project where bubbles appear on the screen exactly at the position where the user clicks. 🫧✨ 🔍 What I worked on: • Capturing user click events using JavaScript • Getting exact mouse coordinates (X & Y position) • Dynamically creating elements using DOM manipulation • Styling bubbles with CSS (shape, color, animation) • Positioning elements precisely on the screen 💡 What I learned: This project helped me understand how real-time user interaction works in web applications. I also got more comfortable with event handling and how JavaScript connects with HTML & CSS to create engaging UI effects. ⚡ It may look like a small feature, but it’s a big step toward building interactive web apps and improving my frontend skills. Consistency is key — learning something new every day! 💻🔥 #WebDevelopment #JavaScript #Frontend #CodingJourney #LearningInPublic #100DaysOfCode

Nostalgia trip! 🚀 I was digging through some old folders today and stumbled upon a gaming web project I built round about two years ago. It’s a neon themed platform layout featuring dynamic filtering, hover animations, and a fully responsive design. Looking back at this code is surreal it really puts into perspective how much my development skills have grown since then. Back then, I built this using: 🔹 HTML & CSS 🔹 Vanilla JavaScript 🔹 Bootstrap 🔹 React To any students or aspiring developers currently building their first projects, here are 3 quick tips from my journey: 1️⃣ Master the Fundamentals: Frameworks are powerful, but deeply understanding vanilla JavaScript and core CSS will make learning anything else 10 times easier. 2️⃣ Build What You Love: Tie your projects to your hobbies. It keeps you motivated when the bugs get frustrating! 3️⃣ Embrace "Ugly" Code: If you don't cringe a little at your old code, you aren't growing. Just make it work, then learn how to make it better next time. Keep building, keep breaking things, and keep learning! #WebDevelopment #ReactJS #JavaScript #CodingJourney #StudentAdvice #FrontendDevelopment