Building My Portfolio site with AI: Speed, Superpowers, and Surprising Trade-offs

A few days ago, I decided to build my developer portfolio. I leaned heavily on AI tools to do it. The theme was simple, Animated Space. What started as a productivity experiment quickly turned into something interesting, a lesson in how AI can both accelerate your workflow and quietly reshape the way you think as a developer. Here’s what I learned. Why I Used AI in the First Place Like most developers, I’ve built portfolio sites before. The process is familiar: Design layout Write boilerplate code Debug responsiveness Optimize performance Repeat It’s not hard, it’s just time-consuming.