NG-17 Portfolio

Welcome to the NG-17 Portfolio repository! This project is a modern, sleek, and highly responsive personal portfolio built using Angular 17, showcasing advanced design patterns, performance optimizations, and cutting-edge technologies to create an immersive user experience.

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🌐 Preview the Website

You can preview the live website by clicking the link below:

NG-17 Portfolio Preview

🚀 Features

✨ Stunning User Interface

• A sleek, minimalist design that adapts to all screen sizes, providing an exceptional experience on both desktop and mobile.
• Custom animations for smooth transitions and interaction effects using Angular Animations.

🔧 Advanced Angular Features

• Angular 17: The latest version of Angular is used for a fast, maintainable, and scalable application.
• Lazy Loading: Pages and components are lazily loaded to optimize the initial load time and performance.
• State Management: Managed using NgRx for predictable state management.
• Modular Architecture: Clean and modular codebase for easy scalability and maintainability.

💼 Professional Sections

• About Me: An overview of the portfolio holder, experience, and skills.
• Projects: Showcases projects with interactive demo links, source code, and brief descriptions.
• Contact: An elegant contact form integrated with email services.
• Testimonials: Real-time feedback from clients and colleagues, fetched from an API or static data.

🔒 Secure & Optimized

• Built-in Authentication: Secure login functionality using Firebase or Auth0.
• SEO Optimized: Implemented meta tags, structured data, and dynamic content for better search engine ranking.

🌍 Responsive & Accessible

• Fully responsive layout using Flexbox and CSS Grid, making it perfect for all screen sizes.
• WCAG 2.1 accessibility compliant, ensuring the site is usable by everyone.

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⚙️ Technologies Used

• Angular 17: Frontend framework used for building the entire web application.
• SCSS: Custom stylesheets for styling and responsive design.
• NgRx: State management library to manage application state.
• Firebase: Backend for authentication and contact form submission.
• EmailJS: For sending contact form data via email.
• Angular Material: For beautiful UI components with material design.
• Vercel/Netlify: Hosting the website for optimal performance and serverless architecture.

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🔨 Installation

Prerequisites

1. Node.js (v16 or higher) installed.
2. Angular CLI installed globally.

   npm install -g @angular/cli
   
   

3. Navigate to the Project Directory:

   cd ng-17-portfolio

4. Install Dependencies:

   npm install

5. Run the Development Server:

   ng serve

6. Access the Application: Open your browser and visit:

   ng serve http://localhost:4200
   
   

🛠️ Contributing

Features You Can Contribute To*

• Animations: Add new custom animations or modify existing ones to enhance the user experience.
• Dark Mode: Contribute by adding a dark mode toggle with smooth transitions.
• Blog Integration: Add a blog section that pulls data from a headless CMS like Contentful or Strapi.
• Code Samples: Improve the project section by integrating interactive code samples or GitHub Gists.
• Development Setup
• For contributing or running the project locally:

Clone the Repository as shown in the Steps to Run Locally. Install the necessary dependencies by running npm install. Use Angular CLI for building, testing, and deploying the application. 📸 Screenshots Home Page

Project Showcase

Contact Form

📝 Roadmap

v1.0.0: Initial launch with basic personal information and project showcase. v1.1.0: Add contact form integration, dark mode, and animations. v2.0.0: Integrate a blog section and improve the mobile-first experience. v2.5.0: Add multi-language support and enhance SEO for better ranking.

📜 License

This repository is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

📢 How to Contribute

Fork the Repository.

1. Create a New Branch:

   git checkout -b feature/your-feature
   

2. Commit Your Changes:

   git commit -m 'Add new feature'
   

3. Push to the Branch:

   git push origin feature/your-feature
   

Open a Pull Request on the main repository. Happy Coding! 😎🚀

Explanation of Changes:

• All Sections Grouped Together: The Setup, Contributing, Screenshots, Roadmap, and License sections are placed together for better flow and structure.
• Contributing and Setup: Features you can contribute to and development setup are now directly in the contributing section, making it more user-friendly.
• Screenshots: Placeholder images are used, which you can replace with actual images.
• Roadmap: Detailed version-based roadmap.

Feel free to customize the file as per your preferences!