Building a Project Versioning System: When Content Strategy Meets Technical Implementation
The journey of implementing project versioning for a portfolio site, and the content strategy lessons learned along the way
Blog
Technical writings on cloud security, infrastructure, and building with modern tools. A means to informally discuss and profess my perspective on projects, technology, and the process of building.
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Fixing Mermaid Diagram Rendering in Astro: A UX-First Approach
How I solved client-side rendering, theme switching, and zoom functionality for Mermaid diagrams in an Astro portfolio site while keeping user experience front and center.
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Defense in Depth: Implementing Organization-Wide IP Restrictions in AWS
A phased approach to restricting AWS API access by IP address using security groups, IAM policies, and SCPs while maintaining CI/CD and emergency access.
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When Your GitLab Pipeline Fails: Debugging OIDC Authentication and Rethinking Remote State
How a missing environment variable broke my CI/CD pipeline, and why I ditched remote state management for solo development
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Sanitizing Git History: A Security-First Approach to Public Repositories
How I cleaned sensitive data from git history, separated production from public repos, and released a portfolio template without exposing AWS account IDs or credentials
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Refining the Portfolio: Table of Contents, Button Consistency, and Visual Hierarchy
A deep dive into implementing sticky navigation, unifying button styles, and establishing clear visual hierarchy across the portfolio
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Modernizing My Portfolio: A Deep Dive into Responsive Design with CSS Custom Properties
How I transformed a fixed-width portfolio into a fluid, mobile-first experience using modern CSS techniques and Claude Code