- Remove framer-motion from Hero.tsx and HeaderClient.tsx, replace with CSS animations/transitions
- Replace lucide-react icons (Menu, X, Mail) with inline SVGs in HeaderClient.tsx
- Lazy-load About, Projects, Contact, Footer via dynamic() imports in ClientWrappers.tsx
- Defer ShaderGradient/BackgroundBlobs loading via requestIdleCallback in ClientProviders.tsx
- Remove AnimatePresence page wrapper that caused full re-renders
- Enable experimental.optimizeCss (critters) for critical CSS inlining
- Add fadeIn keyframe to Tailwind config for CSS-based animations
Homepage JS reduced from 563KB to 438KB (-125KB).
Eliminates ~39s main thread work from WebGL init and layout thrashing.
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>