i made my first site almost three years ago...

hello again, r/webdev!

i have no idea how, but this week, my first website, "Ow.en" (i didn't know TLDs existed) popped into my head. although it was from may of 2023, i dug through my iCloud files and sure enough, it was there!

a lot has changed for me (and my site) in three years, and i wanted to visually show the progress and changes i've made in my design and development journey. my first site was raw, unstyled html, with various lists of my favorite things inexplicably presented in the third person 🤷‍♂️

at the time, twelve-year-old me wanted to be a programmer, but as i started working on apps and websites, i realized i had more of an affinity for design. my design skills soon started to play catch-up, and evolved to care about things like typography, spacing, accessibility, performance, and personality.

the second image is where i'm at now. much unlike my first site, i designed it all in Sketch before i jumped into VSCode to build it out. since i already had the design in place, i was able to focus on structure and polish, and i ended up with my first (perfect) Lighthouse score of 100%.

i really appreciate all the help i've gotten in this sub in the past couple of months that help me bring my web dev/design skills to the next level, and thanks for all the accolades, criticisms, and critiques :)

p.s. happy easter!