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What are you most proud of, and what would you do differently next time?

🏆 What I'm Most Proud Of:

1. Sophisticated Animation System 🎞️

• Custom clip-path transitions for image slides with smooth circular reveals
• Word-by-word text animation with staggered delays for engaging content updates

2. Accessibility 🔎

• Comprehensive ARIA implementation with proper labels, live regions, and controls
• Skip-to-main navigation for keyboard users
• Screen reader optimizations with visually hidden slide counters

3. Responsive Design 📱

• Dynamic height calculations that adapt to content across different screen sizes
• Touch gesture support with swipe functionality for mobile users

4. Performance Optimizations 💨

• ResizeObserver for efficient responsive behavior
• RequestAnimationFrame for smooth animations
• Event delegation and passive listeners for better performance
• Transition management to prevent overlapping animations

What challenges did you encounter, and how did you overcome them?

So, these were a couple of challenges I encountered and my thought process for fixing them. 😣

1. Complex Image Transition System 🖼️

• Challenge: Creating smooth, visually appealing transitions between product showcase images while maintaining performance.

🎯 Solution:

• Implemented clip-path animations with circular reveals
• Used DOM manipulation to layer the images
• Added transition state management to prevent conflicts
• Created reusable transition classes for different directions

2. Touch Gesture Implementation 🤳

• Challenge: Adding swipe functionality that doesn't interfere with other touch interactions.

🎯 Solution:

• Implemented threshold-based swipe detection
• Used passive event listeners for better scroll performance
• Added proper touch coordinate management
• Created a gesture reset system to prevent false triggers

3. Auto-Slideshow Management 🎞️

• Challenge: Balancing automatic progression with user interaction without being intrusive.

🎯 Solution:

• Created a hover-pause functionality for better UX
• Implemented localStorage persistence for the user's last viewed slide
• Added keyboard navigation support

What specific areas of your project would you like help with?

I'm open to all feedback, especially if there's a robust way to handle the clip-path animation. I feel I over-engineered that. The layout reflow due to the different text length made it very challenging.