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I Got Tired of Making Normal Portfolio Websites, So I Built an OS Instead

I Got Tired of Making Normal Portfolio Websites, So I Built an OS Instead

A screenshot of the Boy Offi9 WM desktop interface showing windows, an app drawer, and system elements

I wanted my portfolio to be more than a collection of pages saying what I can build.

They usually follow the same pattern:

About → Projects → Skills → Contact

So I decided to do something different.

I built Boy Offi9 WM — a browser-based personal operating environment where my portfolio is presented as an interactive desktop/mobile system instead of a traditional website.

It has a boot sequence, desktop, windows, app drawer, terminal, mobile interface, filesystem-style apps like about.md, projects, and skills.json, and a bunch of small details that probably didn't need to exist. 😅

The goal wasn't to recreate Windows, Linux, or Android. I wanted to build something with its own visual language and interaction model.

It's still a portfolio underneath everything.

The difference is that you don't just read it — you explore it.

I like taking familiar ideas, changing the angle, and giving them their own identity.

This is one of those experiments.

Build. Break. Understand.

👉 Try Boy Offi9 WM

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