Lesson 2113 of 2244
Building a Portfolio Website with AI Coding Assistance
Ship a personal site without learning a full framework — and know what AI gets wrong.
Adults & Professionals · Careers & Pathways · ~7 min read
The premise
AI coding tools can scaffold a working portfolio site in an afternoon, including content, styling, and deployment, but they make subtle errors in accessibility, performance, and SEO that you need to catch.
What AI does well here
- Generating a complete starter site with home, projects, and contact pages
- Wiring up a contact form to a service like Formspree or Resend
- Producing project case study templates that prompt for the right details
- Suggesting a deployment path on Vercel, Netlify, or GitHub Pages
What AI cannot do
- Reliably produce accessible, screen-reader-friendly markup without prompting
- Optimize image sizes, fonts, and bundle weight for performance
- Write copy that authentically represents your work without your input
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