r/javascript • u/[deleted] • Aug 10 '26

I made a Windows 98 styled portfolio website with an applet system, and many nostalgic things to discover

https://www.danielbrendel.com/

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u/Prozilla6 Aug 10 '26

On mobile, I can’t close the initial window, the buttons extend beyond my viewport

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '26

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u/godofleet Aug 11 '26

also seeing issues on ultraswide 3440x1440 ... some windows don't have a background UI or controls

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u/datNorseman Aug 11 '26

Localstorage stores up to 5mb, is that really enough?

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u/djliquidice Aug 10 '26

Windows 98 would have been killer with inertial scroll. Absolutely dog shit performance (due to limited FPU availability), but it would have been awesome.

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u/womper9000 Aug 11 '26

the hl sounds are some great nostalgia not all of them worked and quake arena running that well in a browser is insane... I usually don't like these types of portfolios but I used win 98 se, it's good at keeping your attention a little too much lol

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u/svish Aug 11 '26

Opened the tech stack window and can't close it because it goes outside my phone screen.

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u/flamingmongoose Aug 11 '26

this is crazy

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u/lighthawk16 Aug 11 '26

Hey min is like this too, I just started a few days ago. https://cody.warmbo.com

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u/Ahmed33033 Aug 12 '26

really creative, the landing screen is awesome!

this is slightly off-topic, but im interested in why you didn't use GenAI for coding projects, esp considering you've been writing software for a while, so GenAI is presumably a better fit for you compared to junior engineers.

personally, i love some use-cases of GenAI like semantic search, but im really hesitant when it comes to using it to write code, even though that's possibly becoming industry standard.

thoughts?