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wahba.os · 2026
22 Apr 2026·3 min read·metadesign

Welcome to the terminal

Why this site is a CRT, not a CV.

Most portfolios are CVs in a fancier font. They list jobs, list companies, list tools. Recruiters love them. Nobody else does.

I wanted this site to do one thing — make it obvious, in the first thirty seconds, what it’s like to work with me. Not the polished version. The actual version: opinionated, fast, slightly weird.

Why a terminal

A terminal forces honesty. There’s no scroll-jacked hero, no gradient blob, no “crafting digital experiences”. You get a prompt. You type. Something happens. The interaction model is the portfolio.

It also matches how I actually work — I live in the keyboard. The site is a sample of that, exposed on the front end so you can feel it.

What lives here

  • about— the long version of who I am and what I’m doing now.
  • work — selected work, the projects I would actually stand behind.
  • shots — visual fragments, opens my Dribbble.
  • articles — this section. Short notes on design, engineering, and the seam between them.
  • contact — one-tap email, with a brief template pre-filled.

What to expect from this section

Articles will be short. Closer to a field note than a long-form essay. If something needs more space, it’ll get more space, but the default is “say the thing, then stop”.

First few topics on my list: why design engineers ship faster, the handoff is the bug, AI features that earn trust, and what a v1 should actually feel like. If you want me to write about something specific, tell me.