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Why My Portfolio Has a Boot Sequence, Window Manager, and 6 Playable Games

Why My Portfolio Has a Boot Sequence, Window Manager, and 6 Playable Games

via Dev.to ReactViram Choksi

I Built a Full Operating System as My Developer Portfolio — Here's How Most developer portfolios look the same: a hero section, some cards, a contact form. I wanted mine to make recruiters stop scrolling. So I built ViramOS — a fully functional desktop operating system that runs in the browser. Boot sequence, login screen, draggable windows, taskbar, 13+ interactive apps, 6 playable games, and a working terminal. All built with Next.js, React, and Framer Motion. Live demo: viram-choksi.vercel.app What Does It Actually Do? When you visit my portfolio, you don't see a webpage. You see this: Boot Sequence — Matrix rain, ASCII art, fake BIOS logs loading frameworks Login Screen — Glassmorphic card with animated gradient ring, press Enter to unlock Desktop — Animated wallpapers, floating particles, draggable app icons Window Manager — Drag, resize, minimize, maximize, snap-to-edge (like Windows 11) Taskbar — Running app indicators, system tray, control center, clock And then 13+ apps you ca

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