đź“” Flexbox, Astro & Personal Branding

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đź’ˇ Discoveries

  • Removing old CSS and rebuilding with a clear mental model is often faster than debugging accumulated complexity
    • I spent hours tweaking flex-grow, flex-shrink, and width classes to fix a responsive layout.
    • I removed the existing Flexbox classes and rebuilt the layout from first principles using flex-basis, grow, and shrink.
    • The layout worked across mobile and desktop in under 30 minutes.

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  • Added an “Open to Opportunities” button to portfolio.
  • Refined the mobile navigation experience.
  • Fixed multiple Flexbox layout and sizing issues.
  • Enhanced responsive styling with Tailwind CSS.
  • Improved journal tags and light/dark mode styling.
  • Updated personal branding with a LinkedIn post and explored Twitter/X usernames.
  • Refined Linkedin and twitter/X banner