v1.2.0

Release Notes - v1.2.0

Release Date: October 22, 2025

🎨 Major Changes

GSAP Animation Integration

• Replaced styled-components animations with GSAP for smoother, more performant text reveal effects
• Implemented GSAP Timeline for better animation sequencing and control
• Added proper animation cleanup to prevent memory leaks
• Improved animation reliability across all components

React Modernization

• Migrated from React 16 → React 18 with full compatibility
• Converted all class components to functional components with hooks
• Updated to createRoot API for improved rendering performance
• Implemented StrictMode for better error detection

Component Refactoring

• Refactored all Mobile and WideScreen components to use React hooks
• Improved code maintainability with better variable naming and structure
• Extracted project data outside components for cleaner code organization
• Enhanced scroll handling logic with clearer conditions and flow

🔧 Technical Improvements

Build & Deployment

• Migrated from Webpack to Vite for faster builds and better DX
• Implemented three-branch workflow (develop → main → gh-pages)
• Added conditional deployment script that only deploys from main branch
• Removed redundant predeploy script for explicit build control
• Updated to ESM configuration for modern JavaScript standards

Dependencies

• Updated react-responsive to v9.0.0 with hook-based API
• Updated styled-components to v6.1.18
• Added GSAP v3.13.0 for professional-grade animations
• Updated all dev dependencies to latest compatible versions

Code Quality

• Improved variable naming throughout the codebase
• Added descriptive comments for complex calculations
• Simplified state management with modern React patterns
• Enhanced error handling with ErrorBoundary components

📚 Documentation

README Updates

• Added comprehensive deployment workflow documentation
• Documented three-branch structure (develop, main, gh-pages)
• Added step-by-step local development guide
• Included available scripts reference
• Clarified deployment restrictions (main branch only)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed animation triggering issues in Mobile components
• Resolved prop type warnings in TextContent components
• Fixed MediaQuery component compatibility with React 18
• Corrected syntax errors in ParallaxImages components
• Fixed Vite CJS deprecation warnings

🙏 Acknowledgments

Special thanks to the GSAP team for their excellent animation library and the React team for the smooth migration path to React 18.

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