I've noticed that over time, my website starts to get buggier. Not necessarily from updating it, but from leaving it untouched while adding more and more content. Errors creep in, and customers sometimes reach out to report an issue or ask about a bug.
This isn’t new to me. When I look back at past projects, I often find that things no longer work as they once did. Usually, this happens because certain features have been updated, deprecated, or changed completely. It’s a common pattern in web development that after a few years, most companies either need a new website or a major update because their current one is old.
A big part of this is how quickly web design and development evolve. Websites are becoming more refined, and sometimes, the simpler the design, the better the user experience. It makes it easier for customers to navigate and understand.
That’s why I constantly update my own websites. In my opinion, web development progresses every single day, and so do I. Over the last three years, I’ve built and rebuilt more than 27 different portfolio designs. It’s been a fun and learning experience and every time it teaches me something new, and solving problems has become much easier thanks to modern advancements. Especially with new CSS features like @container queries and nested CSS, there’s so much more you can do to improve both design and performance.
So if you're developing your own website, don’t be afraid of having to update it at some point or redu it completely.
And don’t be discouraged when you realize you made a mistake. That’s all part of the process. Learn from it, improve, and keep refining your work.