: I wouldn't have a problem with the text if it had 2 or 3 paragraphs less. Centering works good for small quantities of text, but becomes a readability issue when having too much of it.

I wouldn't have a problem with the text if it had 2 or 3 paragraphs less. Centering works good for small quantities of text, but becomes a readability issue when having too much of it.

From this point of view, left align is better than centered (or right aligned).

Left aligned text is easier to read than centered text for paragraphs.
This is because when you center your text, the starting place of each
line changes. This forces your users to work harder to find where each
line begins to continue reading.

The reasoning comes down to your eyes over-exercising to understand the text. In my personal case, I felt my sight got pulled to the center of the text, noticing for example words like Matlab/VHDL and Python C++. They do give me an idea of what you do, but you are not just trying to list skills, you are describing yourself.

Having said that, the text is not extremely long, and having it centered is a design 'statement'. So if you wanted to keep it that way, I'd consider adding some visual clues to help navigate the text. For example making some words or phrases bold, or varying their sizes. You could also use color to highlight the languages. I'm sure not all your text has the same relevance, therefore it should not all look the same.

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