Motivation
I built my original homepage using Gridsome, a tool that was almost immediately abandoned after I picked it up. I want a tool that doesn’t lock me in to a framework, is fast, and will be around for a while. My first attempt at a homepage was also a test run for integration with Contentful, which while useful is not appropriate for my homepage and blog.
Criteria for Selection
- Fast!
- Minimal JavaScript
- Excellent documentation
- ~~Close™️ to HTML - the good parts of React and Vue~~
- Supports Markdown
- View Transitions
- Inbuilt support for i18nNovember 24, 2024
It’s only my second day of building with Astro, and I’m already very impressed. It was simple to get started and the syntax speaks for itself.
October 15, 2026
Now in a world with AI, the “fun” rewrite with a cool new tool became a 3 line prompt and was done in a couple of minutes.
Welcome to the new world.