The latest articles on DEV Community by Adam G (@adam_g_758dd84b149418). https://dev.to/adam_g_758dd84b149418 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3804887%2F0c475c0e-ca82-44f5-8100-28e462044017.png https://dev.to/adam_g_758dd84b149418 en Adam G Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:47:18 +0000 https://dev.to/adam_g_758dd84b149418/my-portfolio-stack-and-why-i-picked-each-tool-1bl4 https://dev.to/adam_g_758dd84b149418/my-portfolio-stack-and-why-i-picked-each-tool-1bl4 <p><strong>Didn't want to just clone a Next.js starter, so here's what I actually used and what I got out of it.</strong></p> <p><strong>Astro</strong> — ships zero JS by default. For a portfolio that's mostly static, that means fast load times without doing anything special. The island architecture is a nice bonus — React only where I actually need it.</p> <p><strong>React</strong> — used it for the interactive bits. Nothing revolutionary, just nice to have it available inside Astro when needed.</p> <p><strong>Bun</strong> — swapped npm for this and the speed difference is real. Installs are faster, scripts run faster. Drop-in replacement so there's basically no migration cost.</p> <p><strong>Tailwind CSS</strong> — stopped fighting with class names and just built things. The consistency you get with spacing and colors out of the box is underrated.</p> <p><strong>PM2</strong> — self-hosted on a VPS. Auto-restarts on crash, survives reboots, handles logs. Set it up once and forgot about it.</p> <p>The site is live at <a href="//adamguman.com?utm_source=devto&amp;utm_medium=article">adamguman.com</a> — curious what stack you went with for your portfolio.</p> react tailwindcss tooling webdev