Javier Alvarado

GitHub

I'm a technical writer and web developer interested in applying my skills in a technical writer or web developer role.

You can view my projects below or visit my GitHub profile.

Skills

  • WordPress: Elementor, Advanced Custom Fields, Yoast, WooCommerce, Sensei LMS
  • Web: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Sass, Less, Stylus, Tailwind, JavaScript, jQuery
  • Documentation: Markdown, AsciiDoc, Docusaurus, VitePress, Nextra, MkDocs, Starlight
  • Static Site Generators: Eleventy, Jekyll, Hugo
  • CLI: Bash, Zsh, npm
  • Version Control: Git, GitHub
  • Data: JSON, YAML, TOML, XML
  • Editors: VS Code, WebStorm, Replit
  • AI Tools: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Gemini, GitHub Copilot
  • Communication: Zoom, Slack, Trello, Camtasia, Snagit
  • Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook
  • Google Workspace: Docs, Slides, Sheets, Drive, Gmail, Meet
  • OS: macOS, Windows 10/11

Big Projects

Simple Dev

Built a website using WordPress and wrote over 300 articles on various coding topics. It gets around 25,000 hits per month. Skills: WordPress, WooCommerce, Sensei LMS, HTML, CSS.

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simpledev.css

Built a class-light CSS framework. Skills: HTML, CSS, Accessibility, GitHub.

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simpledev-utilities.css

Built a CSS utility framework with a consistent naming convention. Skills: HTML, CSS, Bash.

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Text-Based HTML Course

Wrote lessons for a text-based HTML course. Originally hosted on Simple Dev, then moved to Teachable, then Podia, and finally to its own static site using the Starlight documentation generator from Astro. Skills: Starlight, npm, Markdown.

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Udemy Course

Wrote lessons, filmed, and edited videos for my first Udemy course. Currently has over 60 students. Skills: HTML, CSS, Camtasia.

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JS Training Grounds

Created open source quickstart tutorials on React, Vue 3, Svelte 5, and Angular. Skills: Starlight, GitHub, StackBlitz.

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Smaller Projects

Documentation

Markdown

A lightweight markup language.

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AsciiDoc

A plain text markup language.

GitHub Repo

Docusaurus

A documentation generator powered by React.

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VitePress

A documentation generator powered by Vue.

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Nextra

A documentation generator powered by Next.js.

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Hugo

A static site generator powered by Go.

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MkDocs

A documentation generator powered by Python.

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GitBook

A documentation site powered by GitBook.

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Mintlify

A documentation site powered by Mintlify.

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Fundamentals

HTML

This site demonstrates proficiency with semantic HTML.

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CSS

This site demonstrates proficiency with vanilla CSS.

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Bootstrap 5

This site demonstrates proficiency with Bootstrap 5.

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Eleventy

This site demonstrates proficiency with Eleventy and LiquidJS.

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Webflow

This site is designed to demonstrate a basic understanding of Webflow.

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CSS

Tailwind

A CSS utility framework.

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SCSS

Demonstrates comments, variables, extends, nesting, and modules.

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Less

Demonstrates comments, variables, mixins, nesting, and imports.

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Stylus

Demonstrates comments, variables, mixins, nesting, and imports.

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JavaScript

jQuery

A simple jQuery demo.

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React

A simple todo list built with React.

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Vue 3

A simple todo list built with Vue 3 using the Composition API.

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Svelte 5

A simple todo list built with Svelte 5.

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Angular

A simple todo list built with Angular.

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