Mark Farrell’s Portfolio

This repository powers the Mark Farrell Portfolio, a modern and responsive personal site built with React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and Vite, complete with Vitest-powered unit testing. This deploys to github pages at the URL https://markfarl.github.io/portfolio/#/

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Tech Stack

Technology	Description
React	UI library for building dynamic user interfaces
TypeScript	Strong typing for safer, scalable code
Tailwind CSS	Utility-first styling for rapid and consistent design
Vite	Lightning-fast build tool and development server
Vitest	Fast and native unit testing framework

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Features

• Elegant portfolio layout to showcase projects and skills
• Fully responsive—looks sharp on any device
• Type-safe architecture for reliability and maintainability
• Built with performance in mind: minimal bundle and fast loads
• Unit tests ensure components and utility logic are robust

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Getting Started

These steps will get the project running on your local machine for development and testing:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/markfarl/portfolio.git
   cd portfolio

2. Install dependencies via your preferred package manager:

   npm install
   # or
   yarn

3. Run the development server:

   npm run dev
   # or
   yarn dev

   Navigate to http://localhost:5173 to see your portfolio live.

4. Run unit tests:

   npm test
   # or
   yarn test

   This fires up Vitest to check your components and utils.

5. Build for production:

   npm run build
   # or
   yarn build

Why This Works

• TypeScript everywhere: Enhances developer confidence and catches mistakes before runtime.
• Utility-first Tailwind: Makes design iteration faster and more maintainable.
• Vite as the backbone: Provides instant feedback during dev and optimized production builds.
• Vitest for testing: Integrates seamlessly with your setup for quick and reliable testing results.

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Deployment

This repository is setup to deploy to githib pages using github actions. steps in .github/workflows/build.yml

• Tests
• deploy

You can see build here https://markfarl.github.io/portfolio/#/

License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.

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