Yesterday, while relaxing after work, I opened YouTube and stumbled upon a video by ThePrimeTime discussing load times and why websites should stay under 14KB. I was baffled, thinking it’s nearly impossible with modern JavaScript frameworks.
The video referenced this insightful blog post: <a href="https://endtimes.dev/why-your-website-should-be-under-14kb-in-size/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">https://endtimes.dev/why-your-website-should-be-under-14kb-in-size/</a>.
Amazed by the details, I got inspired to finally build my own portfolio site—something I’d procrastinated on due to laziness.
I chose Vite.js for simplicity, but React felt too heavy. Drawing from my experience with Preact (a lightweight React-compatible alternative), I proceeded. As a challenge, I incorporated Tailwind CSS to create an interactive, terminal-like interface (inspired by something I vaguely recall from years ago, though I can’t find the link).
By optimizing the vite.config.ts for proper vendor chunking, I ensured each file (after Gzip compression) was under 13KB.
Check it out here: <a href="https://moonshadowrev.me" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">https://moonshadowrev.me</a>
For the code (including some basic SEO tweaks—I know they’re not perfect), visit: <a href="https://github.com/moonshadowrev/moonshadow.me-portfolio" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">https://github.com/moonshadowrev/moonshadow.me-portfolio</a>
I tested it on PageSpeed Insights and simulated 2G connections; the performance blew me away. Even on shared Hostinger hosting (not ideal for speed), it serves static HTML, CSS, and JS files brilliantly.
What do you think? Have you optimized TTFB and load times in your projects? Share your thoughts!

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WebCraft

A developer built an ultra-lightweight portfolio website under 14KB using Preact and Vite, inspired by performance optimization principles. The terminal-style interface achieves excellent load times even on 2G connections and shared hosting, demonstrating practical techniques for bundle optimization and vendor chunking to meet strict size constraints.

Building a Lightning-Fast Portfolio Under 14KB: My Terminal-Style Site Challenge

“32+ programming languages mastered” sure buddy.

Interesting concept! Overall I like it. But it gets tedious looking at the help output to access the content. I recommend doing a left-right split for the input -&gt; output, and a way for the user to “escape” to a regular navigation.
Great work! Somewhat original implementation! I enjoyed it!