// posts/i-rebuilt-my-portfolio-in-5-hours-three-years-ago-it-took-5-days.md

I rebuilt my portfolio website in under 5 hours. Three years ago, it took me 4-5 days. Here's what I did differently. The experiment: Set up three parallel git worktrees. Gave Claude Opus 4.6, GPT-5.3 Codex, and Gemini the same task - redesign my portfolio using Anthropic's frontend skill. Asked each model for 3 completely different iterations. Got 9 designs in about an hour. The workflow: Gemini struggled. The UI had too many issues to be useful. Codex and Opus? Both impressive. Codex nailed the visual design - one iteration looked so good I immediately knew it could work. But it wasn't functional yet. So I took that Codex design and ran it through both models again: ⚡ Codex: Stayed fast and clean. The code was flawless, structured, minimal but effective. It delivered the MVP beautifully. ⚡ Opus: Went deeper. Built working shortcuts, proper navigation, mobile-responsive details. The decision: After 3-4 hours with each, I chose Opus. Spent extra credits refining it. (Thanks Anthropic for $50 credit) The level of polish shocked me. What surprised me: I didn't plan this website. I iterated into it. We're at a point where development isn't about building from scratch - it's about steering AI toward what you're looking for. 🌟 Live at sushilkamble.com #AICoding #SoftwareEngineering #AIEngineering #DevTooling