How this website was made

This is my first website. I am an embedded software engineer: I am used to firmware, kernel drivers and boards without a screen, not to CSS. It took about a week.

What was done

• Started from the open-source AstroWind template and replaced its branding with Curtat’s.
• Migrated my work history, recommendations and customer stories from my older blog, with LinkedIn as the source of record.
• Built one homepage with a short version of everything, an About page with the full timeline, and a stories section with a photo per customer.
• Added cookieless visitor statistics and a privacy policy.
• Cleared the security warnings by removing an unneeded dependency.

Technologies used

• AstroWind by Arthelokyo: the open-source template this site is built on, MIT licensed.
• Astro builds the whole site into static HTML; no server, no database.
• Tailwind CSS handles styling, including the light and dark theme.
• Sharp resizes and converts every image to WebP.
• Umami counts visitors without cookies.
• Claude Code is an AI coding assistant. It did much of the work with me, keeping notes in the repository on why every decision was made.