);
}
function Mascot({ mood, accent }) {
const [waveIdx, setWaveIdx] = useState(0);
useEffect(() => {
if (mood !== "wave") return;
const id = setInterval(() => setWaveIdx(i => (i + 1) % WAVE_CYCLE.length), 4500);
return () => clearInterval(id);
}, [mood]);
const moods = {
wave: WAVE_CYCLE[waveIdx],
work: "Here's what I've been cooking.",
hire: "Pick me. Pick me.",
stats: "All numbers are real. Promise.",
contact: "Slide into my DMs."
};
return (
);
}
/* ---------- Lucide icons (inlined SVG) ---------- */
function LucideIcon({ size = 24, color = "currentColor", style, children }) {
return (
);
}
function BrainCircuit({ size, color, style }) {
return (
);
}
function IconBot({ size = 14, color }) {
return ;
}
function IconZap({ size = 14, color }) {
return ;
}
function IconLayers({ size = 14, color }) {
return ;
}
function IconUsers({ size = 14, color }) {
return ;
}
function IconGitBranch({ size = 14, color }) {
return ;
}
function IconTrendingUp({ size = 14, color }) {
return ;
}
function IconShield({ size = 14, color }) {
return ;
}
function IconGitCommit({ size = 14, color }) {
return ;
}
function IconFlame({ size = 14, color }) {
return ;
}
function IconCalendarDays({ size = 14, color }) {
return ;
}
function IconPuzzle({ size = 14, color }) {
return ;
}
function IconLink({ size = 14, color }) {
return ;
}
function IconDatabase({ size = 14, color }) {
return ;
}
/* ---------- Terminal ---------- */
const TERMINAL_COMMANDS = {
help: () => [
{ grid: [
["whoami", "who I am"],
["stack", "what I build with"],
["ai", "how I work with AI"],
["ship", "recent commit log"],
["brain", "how I think"],
["style", "what I'm strong at"],
["hire", "why hire me"],
["konami", "a hint"],
["clear", "wipe the terminal"]
]}
],
whoami: () => [
"Holt Meyers. I build software.",
"First site: PC Gameworld, launched 1998. Thousands of hand-written HTML pages. Grew it until it needed a proper rebuild.",
"Now: filefactory.com - 4 million members, over 1 billion pageviews."
],
stack: () => [
"Next.js 16 (App Router) on the front.",
"Convex on the back. TypeScript everywhere.",
"Tailwind for styles. Playwright and Jest for tests.",
`${FILE_COUNT} user files stored on Cloudflare R2.`
],
ai: () => [
"I work AI-first, every day.",
"Claude Code and Codex are my main tools.",
"Loop: I give the direction. The agent writes the spec, code, and tests.",
"I review the code. I verify the UI. It ships.",
"Human in the loop, but the loop is fast."
],
ship: () => [
"Six month commit log:",
" Feb 2026 ........ 2,462 commits",
" Mar 2026 ........ 2,869 commits (Convex migration)",
" Apr 2026 ........ 1,641 commits",
" May 2026 ........ 2,188 commits",
"Average ~42 commits a day."
],
hire: () => [
"I ship daily.",
"I give the direction. The agent writes the spec, code, and tests. I review everything.",
"I lead by doing the work.",
"I own the outcome, not just the code."
],
brain: () => [
"Most engineers think:",
" database → backend → API → UI",
"I think:",
" product fantasy → visual identity → emotional appeal → feature system → implementation",
"I'm a founder/designer/engineer hybrid.",
"Visual-first. Product-driven. AI in the workflow, every day."
],
style: () => [
"What I'm good at:",
" product sense - I know what to build and how it should feel",
" working with AI - direct it, review it, ship it",
" staying unblocked - I find a way around most things",
" end-to-end ownership - I own the whole thing, top to bottom",
"What I avoid: anything that gets in the way of shipping."
],
konami: () => ["Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right", "(go on, try it)"],
clear: () => "__clear__"
};
const SUGGEST_ORDER = ["whoami", "ship", "ai", "stack", "brain", "hire", "style", "konami"];
function Terminal({ accent }) {
const [lines, setLines] = useState(() => {
const helpOut = TERMINAL_COMMANDS.help();
return [
{ kind: "cmd", cmd: "help" },
{ kind: "dim", text: "commands you can try:" },
...helpOut.map(item => typeof item === "string" ? { kind: "dim", text: item } : { kind: "grid", grid: item.grid })
];
});
const [pending, setPending] = useState([]);
const [used, setUsed] = useState(new Set());
const [input, setInput] = useState("");
const [focused, setFocused] = useState(false);
const inpRef = useRef(null);
const measureRef = useRef(null);
const [caretX, setCaretX] = useState(0);
const scrollRef = useRef(null);
const streaming = pending.length > 0;
const nextSuggestion = !streaming ? (SUGGEST_ORDER.find(c => !used.has(c)) || null) : null;
// drain pending queue one line at a time
useEffect(() => {
if (pending.length === 0) return;
const id = setTimeout(() => {
setLines(prev => [...prev, pending[0]]);
setPending(prev => prev.slice(1));
}, 55);
return () => clearTimeout(id);
}, [pending]);
useEffect(() => {
if (scrollRef.current) scrollRef.current.scrollTop = scrollRef.current.scrollHeight;
}, [lines]);
useEffect(() => {
if (measureRef.current) {
setCaretX(measureRef.current.offsetWidth);
}
}, [input]);
function run(raw) {
const cmd = raw.trim().toLowerCase();
if (!cmd || streaming) return;
setLines(prev => [...prev, { kind: "cmd", cmd: raw }]);
if (cmd === "clear") {
setPending([]);
setLines([{ kind: "dim", text: "(cleared) - type help" }]);
setUsed(new Set());
return;
}
const fn = TERMINAL_COMMANDS[cmd];
if (!fn) {
setPending([{ kind: "err", text: `${cmd}: not a command. Try 'help'.` }]);
return;
}
const out = fn();
setPending(out.map(t => typeof t === "string" ? { kind: "dim", text: t } : { kind: "grid", grid: t.grid }));
setUsed(prev => new Set([...prev, cmd]));
}
return (
It started as thousands of pages of plain HTML that I wrote and linked by hand. When it outgrew that approach, I brought in a developer to rebuild it in PHP.
Twenty-five years later the stack has changed completely, but the job feels the same: talk to the user, ship the thing, and fix what breaks.
FileFactory started in 2005 as a proof of concept - a few PHP files built in a week. Today it has over 4 million registered members, has served well over a billion pageviews, and runs on 678,000 lines of code.
The technology has evolved beyond recognition, but the mission hasn't: deliver fast, reliable file hosting run by someone who actually cares when things go wrong.
I've run FileFactory since 2005. In 2025-2026 I rebuilt the entire platform from the ground up - moving five legacy PHP applications onto a modern Next.js + Convex stack.
The codebase, by the numbersapps/filefactory - counted yesterday
{/* Team context callout */}
What this normally costs
A codebase this size would normally be a big team effort. I rebuilt it solo in 9 months while the site stayed live and paying customers kept using it - all thanks to working AI-first.
{/* In short - pull quote */}
In short
the whole pitch
One person. AI-first workflow. A full platform rebuild while real users and real revenue kept flowing - all the way through.
Holt MeyersFounder & EngineerFileFactory
);
}
function LedgerRow({ accent, label, value, unit, pct, note }) {
return (
{label}
{note}
{value}{unit}
);
}
function WorkMigration({ accent }) {
return (
PHP to Next.js + Convex
Five legacy PHP apps. Around 400,000 lines of real code. All moved onto a modern stack while real users kept uploading, downloading, and paying. February and March 2026 was a two-month sprint at five times my normal pace.
Drag, drop, send. Read receipts on your file. The end of the "did you get my email?" follow-up. I built it end to end: chunked uploads, expiring share links, password gates, secure download flow, billing across five payment processors.
Chunked, resumable uploads. Multi-gigabyte files survive a flaky connection.
Per-link expiry, password gates, download caps
Playwright tests cover upload, share, download end to end
FileFactory Transfer
↑
Drop files here
Up to 10 GB. We handle the heavy lifting.
project_master_final_v7.zip
7.2 GB · uploading
shoot_raw_apr.mov
3.8 GB · queued
);
}
function WorkHelpdesk({ accent }) {
return (
Help desk, built in-house
We were spending a lot on Intercom, so I replaced it with our own internal help desk. It includes threads, macros, AI-assisted replies, customer profiles, internal notes, and SLA tracking. All deeply integrated with the user's account and history.
28 customer-support tables (cs_*)
AI-suggested replies, grounded on the user's own files and history
The platform sits on Next.js and Convex, with Cloudflare and R2 handling the heavy lifting. Everything is type-safe, heavily tested, and built with real users in mind. About 678,000 lines across apps/filefactory alone, with {FILE_COUNT} files on R2.
I'm not just "AI-curious" - I'm AI-first. Claude Code and Codex are core to how I work every single day.
In the last nine months I've delivered a full legacy platform migration (over 400,000 lines of PHP), written thousands of tests, and kept a live product running smoothly the whole time.
{/* How I think - side-by-side mindset comparison */}
How I think
Most engineers start at the code. I start with the customer.
After years of running my own product, I start with the customer, not the ticket. I focus on outcomes first: What actually needs to change? What's the smallest useful thing we can ship? Did it move the needle?
"I've spent my career deciding what to build, what to cut, and when to ship - not waiting for someone else to write the spec.
I give the direction. The agent writes the spec, the code, and the tests. I read every line and verify the UI manually. It ships.
Human in the loop, but the loop is fast. Six months on a live codebase will teach you quickly which parts of AI output need a second look - and which parts you can just let run.
Claude CodeCodexCursorPlaywright MCP
Pace
I move fast
In the last nine months I've pushed over 12,000 commits. During the Convex migration I was averaging around 40-50 commits on active days.
No endless debate. I cut, ship, and circle back with a test.
I've replaced entire legacy codebases without disrupting users, built internal tools that save real money, and shipped features while real customers kept using the product.
Then I go and answer the support tickets. Every part of the stack I'd ask someone else to own, I've owned myself first.
Leadership
I've led engineering teams.
Hiring, code review, sprint planning, mentoring juniors, unblocking seniors. But I'm equally comfortable going deep as a hands-on engineer who owns the full stack.
HiringCode reviewMentoringSprint planning
Legacy stack replacement
400,000 lines of PHP. Replaced entirely.
FileFactory ran on aging PHP and MySQL for nearly two decades. I rebuilt the entire platform on Next.js, Tailwind, and Convex. Modern stack, real-time backend, type-safe all the way down.
Receipts
4 million members. Over 1 billion pageviews.
FileFactory isn't a portfolio piece. Those numbers are live. If something breaks, my phone buzzes. I've made my peace with that.
Security and ops
Cloudflare, CI all the way
{FILE_COUNT} user files stored on Cloudflare R2.
CI/CD with security checks in the pipeline, not bolted on at the end.
);
}
function StatsSection(props) {
return window.HoltStats.StatsSection(props);
}
function ContactRealHolt({ accent }) {
return (
this is the real Holt
);
}
function ContactSection({ accent, serif }) {
return (
Contact
Let's talk. I reply fast.
I'm currently open to interesting opportunities: contract, contract-to-hire, or full-time with the right team.
AI-first companies preferred. Remote or hybrid is fine.
