Building in Public

I've been meaning to rebuild my personal site for a while. The old one was an empty PHP project from years ago, sitting in a repository collecting dust.

Why now?

A few things changed. I started building more interesting things at work and on the side. I wanted a place to document what I'm learning, both for myself and for anyone else who might find it useful.

The stack

This site is built with:

• Next.js with the App Router and static generation
• Tailwind CSS v4 for styling
• MDX for content (markdown with React components)
• Vercel for deployment

The whole thing is designed to be as simple as possible. No CMS, no database, no auth. Just markdown files that get turned into HTML at build time.

What's next

I plan to write about the things I'm building, the tools I'm using, and the ideas I'm exploring. Nothing fancy, just honest notes from someone who's learning as they go.