About Me
I’m a Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience, previously working as a Civil Engineer — which heavily influenced how I think about structure, performance, and long-living systems.
I live in Germany and can speak a little bit Chinese.🍊
Portfolio
The portfolio focuses on minimal JavaScript, clean UI and fast load times.
https://vadim-frolov-gemini-hack-bgu43ly7xa-uc.a.run.app
How I Built It
I built my portfolio with Antigravity, Gemini CLI, HTML, CSS and JavaScript. I was looking for retro style simple portfolio with keyboard navigation
Steps
- I've started with planning mode and simple prompt, I'm big fan of spec-driven development
- I've checked implementation plan and add couple of manual changes and proceed with it
- With built-in browser I've easily checked visuals
- During implementing some small tweaks my tokens were all spent so I install Gemini CLI and finished small CSS changes
Challenges & Trade-offs
- Keeping accessibility while maintaining a retro look
- Avoiding over-engineering when using AI tools
- Balancing minimal CSS with responsive behavior
What I'm Most Proud Of
I'm proud to create light-weight website, only 69kb, that runs pretty well on desktop and mobile. It was fun to use Google Tools such as Gemini CLI and Antigravity.
I also uploaded it Google Cloud, it was my first try with this service, it pretty straightforward experience, thought I use some help of Gemini to advance in couple of steps.
I think it's important to think about performance and UX, I want to create something that will not need maintenance in the future and will be fun to use.
I'm glad of my result and had a good time building it.
Feedback is welcome — especially from people who’ve tried similar retro designs.
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