Why my portfolio boots like an operating system
A résumé is a list. An operating system is a place. I wanted the second one.
Most developer portfolios read the same way: a hero line, a grid of logos, a timeline, a contact form. They're correct. They're also forgettable — closed and gone in fifteen seconds.
I wanted something you'd remember. So instead of a page, I built a place: a tiny, glassy operating system you boot into and explore.
The bet
The bet is simple. A list tells you what I did. A place shows you how I think.
When you drag a window, change the wallpaper, or stumble on the terminal, you learn more about how I build than any bullet point could tell you. The medium is the message.
Restraint is the hard part
Frutiger Aero is easy to do badly — one step from gaudy. The whole challenge was keeping it calm: glass and gloss, yes, but in service of something premium and quiet, never loud.
If it makes one other person want to build a better personal site, it worked.