apdv.dev - My Portfolio/Personal Website

2022

Tech Stack used for my website:

• Ghost Storyblok CMS - front-end agnostic so that I can 'bring my own' front-end. I will use Ghost Storyblok to query my content.

• DigitalOcean - Using Droplets to host my Ghost CMS - removed to save money (had to pay about $10 per month)

• Next.js - the front-end of my website. It's the best of both worlds. Keep the Dashboard and Editor on Storyblok's side, and the performance and developer experience on NextJS's side.

• TypeScript, JavaScript, and Sass

• Hyvor Talk - a plugin for commenting

• Vercel - Deployment for the entire website

• Cloudinary/Vimeo/YouTube - media assets

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On March 2, 2021, I discovered something innovative called JAMStack and headless CMS. Although it took me a month to learn about the frameworks and languages, it was rewarding to see apdv.dev working and learn how to work with new technologies.

I wanted to go for this route because I'm saving a huge amount of money, and this pushes me to learn about frameworks that will be needed in industry jobs once I graduate.

If I used website builders such as Wix and Webflow, it would cost $312 and $173 AUD respectively. I have used them before and enjoyed how they work, although it would not let me use my own custom domain and it is costly since I am living on a tight budget and still a university, international student.

As an aspiring full-stack programmer, I want to learn how to create my own website from scratch and design with no limits. I aim to have an aesthetic interactive design portfolio of my artworks, coding projects, have a blog of my interests, passions, and as a businesswomen to share my knowledge, understanding, and earn money.