who am i?

nickname
son
age
25 years old
pronouns
any pronouns!

hi! you can call me son. i'm a black web developer and part time artist. my passion for coding reignited, and i created this website to store my coding projects! you might see me dabbling in data projects, among other things.

i started coding at a very young age (when i was ten years old!). it's embarrassing to admit, but what got me into web design was seeing the various pokemon fansites that were popular in the mid 2000's to early 2010's. it was a niche community, yet i wouldn't be where i am if i never discovered them. i expanded my knowledge of coding in high school, where i learned object-oriented programming. then, i picked up the tools necessary for front-end development in college and managed to score myself some internships.

some of the media i'm currently interested in includes pokemon, ensemble stars, and animal crossing! i also have a random, yet strong, passion for public transit and walkable cities and you might catch me rambling about that once in a while.

i also have a very cute cat named moo moo! i love her dearly and will talk about her sometimes.

technologies used

nextjs
nextjs was used to create the front-end code for this site. this library was developed by vercel, which is used to host this project.
sass
sass is a variation of css that allows for more versatility and functionality. this is my first time using sass and i don't see myself going back to vanilla css any time soon.
framer motion
this library was used to create the animations present on the site. great for someone like me who is not the best with css animations!
mdx
mdx is an upgraded version of markdown that allows for the use of react components in the file. this will be used to create blog-like posts on the site.