Cassidy Williams' website inspired this portfolio.

I was stuck in tutorial hell and needed a way out. I was blindly copying code and knew that I needed to make something original—not just some cookie-cutter YouTube portfolio. I had heard mimicry is a good way to learn, and while I was learning, I just needed to wrap my head around the build process in my own sort of way (but we won't talk about how many times I rebuilt this site... sneaking scope is a bitch!).

So I asked ChatGPT to show me some well-known developer portfolios with monospaced fonts, and Cassidy's site stood out right away. I loved the simple layout and the clean, friendly style.

But as I looked around, I realized Cassidy is more than just a good designer—she's really active in the developer community, shares tons of resources and tips, works at GitHub, and her blog posts are genuinely fun to read.

Thanks, Cassidy!

Check out cassidoo.co