Building aymen.ai → Why I open-sourced my portfolio

Most developer portfolios are either over-engineered showcases of animation libraries or underwhelming single-page templates. I wanted something different ; a site where the code quality is the portfolio.

Why Open Source?

When a technical reviewer lands on your site, the first thing they do is open DevTools. The second thing they do is check if there’s a GitHub link. If both are clean, you’ve already passed the first filter.

By open-sourcing aymen.ai, every architectural decision is visible. The commit history tells a story. The file structure signals taste. And anyone can fork it, learn from it, or call out mistakes.

The Stack

I chose Astro because it’s the right tool for content-first sites in 2026. Zero JavaScript by default, island architecture for interactivity, and built-in content collections that make blogging feel native.

Tailwind v4 handles styling. Biome replaces ESLint and Prettier with a single, faster tool. And a custom WebGL grain shader adds the one moment of visual polish that proves the restraint everywhere else was a choice.

What’s Next

This is a living project. I’ll be adding blog posts about the AI tools I’m building and the lessons learned from experimenting.

The source is at github.com/aymen-o/aymen.ai. Star it, fork it, or tell me what I got wrong.