billvo@portfolio:~/writing/hello-terminal$
billvo@portfolio:~$ cat ~/writing/hello-terminal.mdx
hello-terminal.mdx
--- 2026-10-20 ---

# hello, terminal

why i rebuilt my portfolio to look like a shell

#meta#design

hello, terminal

My old portfolio was fine. It had spotlights, a globe, a bento grid — all the Aceternity greatest hits. It also had nothing on it that was mine.

So I rebuilt it. The new one is a terminal, because:

  • it's honest: this is where I spend most of my day.
  • it forces constraints: monospace, four colors, no decoration without purpose.
  • it leaves room for weirdness: a /hobbies directory, a /photos roll, a konami code.

The medium should hint at what the person is like. A dev portfolio that looks like a landing page is kind of a lie.

what's in here

~/billvo
├── about        # the human version
├── projects     # things i built
├── now          # what i'm doing right now
├── hobbies      # the non-code me
├── photos       # travel + film
├── writing      # this
├── uses         # tools i reach for
└── resume       # if you're a recruiter, hi

what i'd tell you if we were on a call

I like data pipelines more than I expected to. I think the hardest part of software is not writing it. I believe most "AI will replace engineers" takes are not aging well.

If any of that resonates, please say hi — billvo5016@gmail.com.