🌐 Aliyah Melendez | Personal Portfolio

This repository contains the source code for my personal portfolio website — designed, coded, and deployed by me to showcase my work, creativity, and technical skills in computer science, data science, and design.

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Overview

This site highlights my:

• Data science and programming projects
• Academic background (B.S. in Computer Science, minor in Applied Mathematics)
• Creative side through UI design and animation
• Resume and contact information

The website supports both light and dark themes and is fully responsive for desktop and mobile users.

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Folder Structure

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├── assets/
│   ├── icons/              # Favicon and icon files
│   ├── images/             # Backgrounds, portraits, and project GIFs
│   └── data/               # JSON files or structured data
├── resume/                 # PDF resume
├── scripts/                # JavaScript files (app logic, animations, theme)
├── styles/                 # CSS files (main layout, components, animations, tokens)
├── index.html              # Main landing page
├── about.html              # About page
├── projects.html           # Projects page
├── contact.html            # Contact page
├── resume.html             # Resume preview page
├── robots.txt              # Search engine instructions
├── site.webmanifest        # PWA site metadata (optional)
├── sitemap.xml             # Sitemap for SEO
└── README.md               # This file

## Tech Stack

- **HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript** (ES6)
- **Responsive Design using CSS Flexbox and Grid**
- **Theme toggling** (Light/Dark)
- **Deployed via GitHub Pages**

## Features

- **Clean, modern portfolio layout with dark/light themes**
- **Interactive animations and transitions**
- **Organized, reusable components**
- **Expandable project descriptions powered by JSON**
- **Downloadable resume and direct contact links**

## Local Development

To run locally:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/aliyahscoding/aliyahscoding.github.io.git
cd aliyahscoding.github.io
# Open index.html in your browser or use VS Code Live Server

## Deployment

The site is deployed via GitHub Pages from the main branch.
All development and staging changes occur on the dev branch.

## License

This project is open for viewing but not redistribution or reuse.
© 2025 Aliyah Melendez. All rights reserved.