My Portfolio Site
About My Portfolio Site
I developed this portfolio to provide hiring managers and technical leaders with a comprehensive view of my project experience and technical capabilities. Leveraging GitHub Pages for hosting, I implemented a solution that demonstrates both engineering proficiency and strategic resource optimization—achieving a polished, professional web presence with zero recurring hosting costs while maintaining full version control over the codebase. The architecture supports high-performance static content delivery with a clear migration path to dynamic infrastructure should future requirements demand it. The build pipeline utilizes Nunjucks templating integrated with Gulp task automation for streamlined, maintainable development workflows.
About The Project
Mission: Deliver a professional portfolio platform that effectively communicates technical expertise and project accomplishments to prospective employers and clients.
Technologies Used: GitHub Pages (CI/CD & Hosting), Nunjucks (Templating Engine), Gulp (Build Automation), HTML5 UP (Responsive Theme Framework), Icons8 (Asset Library).
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Summary
In building this portfolio, I prioritized both technical excellence and operational efficiency. By selecting GitHub Pages as the hosting platform, I eliminated recurring infrastructure costs while leveraging Git-based version control for seamless continuous deployment. A key architectural decision involved implementing a modular templating system using Nunjucks with Gulp automation to enforce DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) principles across shared components including headers, navigation, metadata, and scripts. Source files compile from the /src directory to the production-ready /dist folder, which serves as the deployment target. I referenced this excellent tutorial by Traversy Media to accelerate initial setup. This project showcases my ability to evaluate technology trade-offs, implement efficient build pipelines, and deliver production-quality results rapidly—the entire site was architected and deployed within a single weekend, with only the custom domain "coltons-apps.tech" as an ongoing expense.