Portfolio
My personal portfolio website showcasing my development skills, projects, and professional experience. Built with modern web technologies and responsive design.
About Portfolio Website
This portfolio website represents a comprehensive showcase of my development skills and professional experience. Built with modern web technologies, it demonstrates proficiency in full-stack development, responsive design, and performance optimization.
The website features a custom content management system with an admin panel for managing projects, blog posts, and portfolio content. It includes markdown support for rich text content with syntax highlighting, image upload and management system, and SEO optimization tools.
Key features include multi-layer caching with Redis for session storage and query caching, asset optimization with minified CSS/JS, and database optimization with efficient queries and proper indexing.
The development follows modern practices including PSR standards, SOLID principles, comprehensive testing, and Git workflow with feature branches. The design is mobile-first with progressive enhancement for improved accessibility and cross-browser compatibility.
My Role
As the sole developer on this project, I was responsible for the complete design, development, and deployment of the portfolio website. This included:
- Full-stack development using Laravel and modern frontend technologies
- Database design and optimization for content management
- Implementation of security best practices and performance optimization
- Setting up automated deployment pipeline with Laravel Forge
- Creating a responsive, mobile-first design with Tailwind CSS
- Developing custom admin panel for content management
- Implementing comprehensive testing suite
- Managing server infrastructure and deployment on Digital Ocean
Technologies I worked with
- PHP / Laravel
- MySQL / SQLite / Redis
- Livewire / Alpine.js
- Tailwind CSS / PostCSS / Autoprefixer
- Vite / Laravel Mix / Webpack
- Node.js / NPM
- Laravel Pint / PHPStan / ESLint / Prettier
- Pest / PHPUnit
- DOMPDF / Simple QR Code
- Predis
- Mailgun / MailHog
- Stripe / Laravel Cashier
- Digital Ocean / Laravel Forge
- Nginx
- Discord PHP / Blizzard Battle.net API
- reCAPTCHA / Google 2FA
- Trix Editor / Markdown / Shiki PHP
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Christopher KelkerWeb Developer, blogger and gym enthusiast.