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Jul 01, 2025
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Hello World

Behind the scenes of building a modern blog with Astro, SolidJS, and Tailwind CSS

With over 15 years in tax and accounting consulting and a lifelong curiosity about technology, I’m launching this site to share practical, experience-driven insights at the intersection of business and engineering. This space functions as a professional portfolio, a lab for experiments, and a place to publish useful ideas.

Why This Site Exists

Professional Hub → Centralized showcase of work and expertise
Learning Lab → Exploring modern web technologies Creative Space → Documenting ideas and journey Owned Platform → Full control over content and presentation

Tech Stack

Key Features

Performance → Perfect Lighthouse scores 📱 Responsive → Optimized for all devices 🌓 Adaptive Theming → Auto dark/light mode 📧 Contact Integration → Resend-powered forms 📊 Analytics → Google Analytics insights

Development Highlights

Built with modern web practices:

  • Component-based architecture for consistency
  • Markdown-driven content workflow
  • Automated Vercel deployments
  • Zero-config performance optimization

What’s Coming

  • Business & technology insights
  • Consulting case studies
  • Interactive experiments
  • Potential newsletter

Connect

Reach out via the contact form or find me on GitHub and LinkedIn.

The code is open source for fellow developers.