I opened my editor thinking, “I’ll just make a simple portfolio.”
A few hours later, I was debating whether a section deserved to exist and removing features that “looked nice but contributed nothing.” That’s when I knew I was in trouble.
What started as a basic website slowly turned into something I kept refining like a real product. I tweaked spacing more times than I’m proud of. I deleted entire sections because they felt fake. I refactored things that technically worked but didn’t feel right.
Now it’s less of a portfolio and more of a public record of how my brain behaves when I build something.
You’ll find AI experiments, full stack projects, and systems that exist because they solve a problem, not because they make the page look busy. It’s fast, clean, and slightly overthought. Which feels accurate.
This portfolio isn’t finished. Every time I learn something new, I go back and change it. Which is also why it keeps “accidentally” getting better.
If you’re a recruiter, this is how I approach work.
If you’re a developer, you already know how “I’ll just fix one thing” goes.
Here’s the result of that decision
https://arishali.vercel.app/
Feedback welcome. Emotional support optional.
Top comments (6)
That mouse style is absolutely trippy.
There is an issue with the project filtering.
When I choose fun everything disappears and nothing is comming back.
Besides that, nice job!
Thank you sir.. I'll improve that too. if you have some other insight where i can improve Please tell me.
Looking great. Although dark mode has text color issues in the nav bar and you should remove the skill percentages. Relatable article regardless
thank you I'll improve it. Do you think I should something else too..??