Announcing v1.5.0: The "Creative Technologist" Update

Following up on this morning's post about strategic content pivots, I'm thrilled to announce the official release of v1.5.0, a milestone update that solidifies the project's architecture and professional branding.

This release is themed around the "Creative Technologist" persona, focusing on standardizing the application's backend and formalizing the Human-AI collaborative workflow that has been so instrumental in this project's rapid development.

🏗️ Architectural Standardization: The Bootstrap Entrypoint

The most significant change in this release is the implementation of src/bootstrap.php. Previously, each page was responsible for loading its own configuration. Now, every page on the site starts with a single, unified entry point:

<?php
// Load application bootstrap
if (file_exists('src/bootstrap.php')) {
    require_once 'src/bootstrap.php';
}
?>

This architectural shift replaces scattered configuration checks with a clean, centralized initialization process. It paves the way for future enhancements like class autoloading and dependency management, making the entire application more robust and scalable.

🤖 AI & Development Workflow

This project is not just a portfolio; it's a living demonstration of a modern development process. Version 1.5.0 formalizes this:

• DJ Brain Project: I've officially added the DJ Brain project to my portfolio. This self-hosted AI jukebox system is a perfect showcase of my full-stack skills, combining Docker, Python, and PHP.
• AI Collaboration: The CONTRIBUTING.md and README.md files now explicitly document the use of Gemini and Google's "Antigravity" IDE as core components of my development stack. You can view my full background and credentials on my Resume.
• Starter Prompts: To streamline future AI coding sessions, I've created a prompt.md file in the repository root. This contains pre-built prompts to quickly bring Gemini up to speed on the project's context and standards.

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What's Next?

With the architecture now standardized around bootstrap.php, the next phase will focus on the "Image Optimization" task from the roadmap, where we'll implement responsive images using srcset to further improve performance.

As always, you can view the full details in the v1.5.0 release notes on GitHub.