Portfolio Website

A modern, responsive portfolio website showcasing projects, skills, experience, and recommendations. Built with Next.js and React.

🚀 Technologies & Skills Used

Core Framework & Language

• Next.js - React framework for production
  • App Router architecture
  • Server-side rendering (SSR)
  • Static site generation (SSG)
  • Client-side navigation
• React - UI library
  • Functional components with hooks
  • Context API for state management
  • Component composition
• TypeScript - Type-safe JavaScript
  • Type definitions
  • Interface definitions
  • Type checking

Styling & UI

• CSS3 - Custom styling
  • CSS Grid for layouts
  • Flexbox for component alignment
  • CSS animations and transitions
  • Responsive design with media queries
  • Custom scrollbars
  • Gradient backgrounds
  • Box shadows and visual effects
• Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework

State Management

• React Context API - Global state management
  • Provider pattern implementation
• React Hooks
  • useState - Component state
  • useEffect - Side effects and lifecycle
  • useMemo - Performance optimization
  • useRef - DOM references

Features & Functionality

UI/UX Features

• Collapsible Sections - Expandable/collapsible content sections
• Smooth Animations - CSS transitions and transforms
• Scroll Animations - Scroll-triggered animations
• Modal Popups - Project detail modals with full descriptions
• Responsive Design - Mobile-first, adaptive layouts
• Interactive Navigation - Smooth scrolling and hash navigation

Project Features

• Project Filtering - Category-based filtering
• Dynamic Grid Layout - CSS Grid with auto-fill for responsive project cards
• Video Embedding - YouTube and Vimeo video support
• Thumbnail Display - Image thumbnails with clickable overlays
• Project Cards - Dynamic sizing based on content
• Category Badges - Technology tags display

Data Management

• JSON Data Files - Structured data storage

Development Tools

• ESLint - Code linting and quality
• TypeScript Compiler - Type checking
• Next.js Dev Server - Hot module replacement
• Babel Plugin React Compiler - React optimization

Web Technologies

• HTML5 - Semantic markup
• CSS3 - Advanced styling
  • CSS Variables
  • CSS Grid
  • Flexbox
  • Animations & Transitions
  • Media Queries
• JavaScript (ES6+) - Modern JavaScript features
  • Arrow functions
  • Destructuring
  • Template literals
  • Async/await
  • Modules

Browser APIs Used

• Intersection Observer API - Scroll animations
• History API - URL hash management
• Fetch API - Data fetching
• Window API - Browser window operations

Architecture Patterns

• Component-Based Architecture - Reusable React components
• Context Pattern - Global state management
• Props Pattern - Component communication
• Custom Hooks - Reusable logic
• Separation of Concerns - Components, data, and styles separated

🎯 Skills Demonstrated

Frontend Development

• ✅ React component architecture
• ✅ TypeScript type safety
• ✅ Responsive CSS design
• ✅ Modern JavaScript (ES6+)
• ✅ State management patterns
• ✅ Component composition
• ✅ Performance optimization

UI/UX Design

• ✅ User interface design
• ✅ User experience optimization
• ✅ Animation and transitions
• ✅ Accessibility considerations
• ✅ Mobile responsiveness

Web Development

• ✅ Next.js framework
• ✅ Static site generation
• ✅ Client-side routing
• ✅ Hash navigation
• ✅ Modal implementations
• ✅ Form handling

Code Quality

• ✅ TypeScript for type safety
• ✅ ESLint for code quality
• ✅ Component reusability
• ✅ Clean code practices
• ✅ Separation of concerns

👤 Author

Hetal Patel

• Portfolio: hetalpateldev.github.io
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/hetalpatel-unitydeveloper

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