Something about my previous portfolio kept bothering me.
It was clean. It was functional. But every time I looked at it, it felt like I was wearing someone else's clothes. Generic. Copy-pasted from a template that could belong to anyone.
So I started over — not to make it prettier, but to make it mine.
I didn't want to just state who I am. I wanted to show it.
So I built a digital clone of myself.
A chatbot that answers questions about me — not just my tech stack, but my chess rating, my faith, my favourite foods, the languages I speak, what Ryom means to me. Ask it anything. It knows more about me than most people do after a first conversation.
A terminal — because I love Linux and Bash and the philosophy behind the command line. Not a decoration. A working interactive terminal where you can type real commands and get real responses.
A language toggle — because I am learning Japanese and Spanish and I believe language is one of the most intimate ways to connect with another human being. Switch between English, Spanish, and Japanese anywhere on the site. The whole thing responds.
A philosophy section — because I think software engineering is not just about writing code. It is about how you think. How you approach a problem. What you believe about structure, documentation, and the responsibility of building things that other people depend on.
I would genuinely love to know what you think.
Visit: raymacmillan.dev
To the terminal lovers, the multilingual friends, the chess players, the deep thinkers, and everyone in between — this one is for you.
What does your portfolio say about you?
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