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Theo Browne Portfolio

Creator of the T3 Stack and T3 Chat, and CEO of Ping Labs — his minimalist site is a hub for open-source tooling (create-t3-app, UploadThing) built to make full-stack TypeScript pragmatic.

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What makes it work

A breakdown of the choices that make this portfolio stand out.

1

An opinionated stack as the portfolio's core artifact

The T3 Stack isn't a demo app — it's create-t3-app, a scaffolding tool tens of thousands of developers start real projects from. Publishing opinions as a tool people run is stronger than an essay about them.

2

Building infrastructure to fix his own friction (UploadThing)

It exists because file uploads in full-stack TypeScript apps were disproportionately painful — a tool born from repeated real annoyance.

3

A deliberately minimal, link-forward homepage

Just a tagline and direct links to shipped projects. For someone whose credibility is entirely built on working software, getting out of the way of the proof is more consistent than a heavily designed brand site.

What Full Stack Developers can take from this

Specific, actionable tips to apply to your own portfolio — no generic advice.

  • If you have a strong opinion about a stack, package it as a scaffolding tool others can run, not just a blog post about your preferences.

  • Build small, sharply-scoped infrastructure around one recurring pain point rather than a broad framework.

  • A minimal, link-forward homepage is the right call once your shipped projects are the actual credibility.

  • Keep your project list current and prune what's no longer maintained.

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