I want to start a project for myself, and build a portfolio website from start to end. How do I do this? What steps should I be taking?

some things that I think I should do are these, but I don't know how and when I should do these:

• creating wireframes
• creating UML for classes
• preparing user stories
• Analyzing and designing the system architecture
• choosing the right tools

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

CodePudding user response：

First, prepare your content, you can also research and gather inspiration from other people's portfolios.

Then prepare some user stories to try to cover edge cases too and create wireframes/designs for each story. While designing systems it's a good idea to identify your design token such as typography, colors, etc.

You can also create a UML diagram to help visualize the system, which can be optional for a simple portfolio.

Now just select the right tools and technology for your project. For a simple portfolio HTML, CSS, and javascript are sufficient but for a complicated application such as eCommerce, it would be better to give a try to some frameworks (Angular/React/Next), databases (SQL/NoSql), and cloud technology(Azure/AWS).

Finally, look for a hosting and domain, it depends on your budget. At the development/testing stage, you can select any free hosting (Netlify/Firebase/Github pages).

Don't expect perfection in one go, learn and improvise the project. More importantly, enjoy the process and make it efficient.