Mitch Ivin portfolio (Windows XP recreation)
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Mitch Ivin portfolio (Windows XP recreation)
I recreated Windows XP as my portfolio
mitchivin.com#windows xp#browser os#portfolio website#nostalgia#ai coding
How HN took it
83 positive, 28 neutral or asking, 15 mixed, 42 critical, out of 168 comments about the project. Thread score +0.26.
Design: 20 for, 13 againstExecution: 10 for, 13 againstIdea: 15 for, 5 againstPerformance: 9 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Works well and is smooth, including on mobile
From 2 comments
This works incredibly well on mobile too. Awesome job
cr125rider on HNIn general, it is even smoother than the real Windows XP. Kind of a magnetizing experience, and I do not know why. There is something attractive in this idea in terms of UI/UX,…
garganzol on HN
Nostalgic and detailed
From 3 comments
Love this! The nostalgia hit hard, I immediately felt the urge to play Raft Wars on Miniclip
JeliHacker on HNMind Your Manners brought back some seriously nostalgic memories. Thank you!
oslem on HNAbsolutely brilliant.
haloblue on HN
Paint app works accurately
From 2 comments
The paint app is very accurate. Kinda shocking really.
petermcneeley on HNVery cool. There's an impressive number of little details. My favourite is that the Paint app actually works.
skwashd on HN
Objections
Replicates an existing design rather than showing original design skill
From 2 comments
It’s neat: I like it a lot actually. But the problem with you billing yourself as a graphic designer and reimplementing Windows XP is that you’re copying a design that already…
bartread on HNThis isn't meant to critique you personally. Your post just sparked the thought. But it points to a deeper, systemic issue with AI collaboration in coding, design, writing, and…
mkovach on HN
Pixel-level inaccuracies versus real XP
From 2 comments
> A faithful XP-inspired interface, custom-built to showcase my [...] attention to detail. Here goes: 1. "Welcome" on the login screen should be lowercase 2. Balloon is too high…
Kwpolska on HNI love this. As a former XP user, here are some pedantic inaccuracies you've got: - The taskbar tabs are slightly off from how they looked in the real XP (must be the borders?…
m4houk on HN
Vibe coding is not real coding
From 1 comment
> I started from zero knowledge and spent months collaborating with AI agents as a learning experience. Every pixel and every function went through me. The AI translated what I…
oceanhaiyang on HN
Requests
Contact form should send email from the site
From 1 comment
Would be cool if the contact you page let me send you an email from your site itself instead of trying to launch my default mail app. I typed out an email and filled in my email…
busymom0 on HN
Fix mobile scrolling and landscape bugs
From 2 comments
Very cool. I'm on mobile and on your projects page I couldn't scroll down to read the details of some projects. Otherwise worked well but I would double check.
zeroCalories on HNThis is awesome, I found a tiny bug. On mobile, if I open CMD and the keyboard opens, the browser thinks I'm in landscape and blocks the UI till I close the keyboard.
adithyassekhar on HN
Questions
Was the project vibe coded entirely?
From 1 comment
Interesting that you vibe coded the whole thing.
ChuckMcM on HN