Astro is pretty good for beginners and experienced JavaScript developers. Still waiting their stable release, so many big projects will use this SSG to make it reliable and trusted. Until now, I have been using Astro for small project only, and feel very nice on it.
I have tried astro 1.6.9 yestereday (after great crash course which worked excellently for me) and I have to admit, your advice has a value. Rewritting our SPA based on old AnglularJS to astro looked nice until I hit strange problem where I got complains about an error on a line with apparently wrong number as there was nothing to cause an issue. After an hour I gave up. My takeaway: astro looks very promising, but still needs a bit of time to mature.
Would it be fair to say the title of this video should be 'You probably shouldn't YET' Its kinda unfair to to tell people not to use it since it isn't wasn't officially released. I mean generally speaking if you ever use beta software, you have to expect bugs thats the point in the beta
I have never used Svelte so I did not consider it. My main goal was to use something that is a static site generator and easy to use for blogs and Astro seemed to be a good fit for that.
I lik Hugo or Zola. Expose the special component as web components on the server and load them via J's, injecting them in the markdown Nice video, thanks
How come Kyle didn't release a Sveltekit tutorial ? I bet Kyle has already given Svelte a try, and it is about time making a tutorial about this amazing framework, many people expect that, you know 😎
just curious but are you still using astro? if so would you mind providing an update? Also your content is great and has really helped me with making websites, keep it up!
Can you make a video on how to make one of these code blogs using markdown? I'd like to eventually make a portfolio website that has links to my projects using markdown, but I don't know the best way to host a markdown-based blog.
Have you done an axios video that covers cancel tokens kyle? Just a thought as I'm struggling right now and there are a few weird edge cases with axios instances. Might get a bit of traffic
because frameworks like gatsby and astro allow for markdown and automatic page generation built off a template. this would be super annoying without a framework. you also have really good plugins and help for good SEO scores. which is pretty important for a blog that you want traffic going to
Also been following Astro for a while. Thinking about rebuilding a large-ish e-commerce site on it (but later in the year when it's settled down a bit)
if he has any backend related small functionality he is probably using cloud functions. This is quite common in JAM stack where they have static sites deployed using gatsby, hugo etc but wherever required they have these small cloud/lambda functions that compute things in backend(or sometimes if you want to hide some logic and not put it on client side). These are also called FAAS(functions as a service) and you pay for the code that runs not the infra etc. Never used these so not sure how cheap or expensive these can be compared to infra or PAAS.
thanks to both of you. I was also just wondering where the data for the blog posts is stored. are they all in separate files, or where they are stored?
@@floriansaria They're probably in a github repo. Not sure how the files are made, I would assume a markdown file, and he somehow imports react components into the page after processing the markdown to html. I think he made a compiler for that which he talked about. So the compiler makes the html, CSS and processes the react components based on the markdown and jsx
hi i love your lessons about web Devs ok but i want you to do somthing call barcode scanner using java script , When i sacn the barcode i click a buttons like this please
Gatsby's tragic flaw is its inability to wake up from its dream of the past and accept reality. The obsession with recapturing its past relationship with Daisy compels it to a life of crime and deceit.
anyone got a recommendation for something with a nice blog writing experience, like Ghost. I want static hosting because I don't really write much content and don't want to pay $5 a month for a VM to host it. At the moment I run Ghost locally, export it as a static site and deploy it, but that's a mess..Maybe I should just write markdown with something like astro?
@@angel_ruggia HMR for markdown and performance, it's super simple blog, but in lighthouse scores I got 89 to 100 jump once I migrated to Astro. What was your experience with it like?
Also I have a video on this, I can't probably send the link in the comments, but you can search it by "Porting my Next.js blog to Astro (no React challenge)"
Thanks Kyle for another really helpful video. Just rewatched this after migrating several projects to the new Astro 1.0. As you predicted, things are much easier...and may be really useful for your blog use-case, especially with Astro's new integrations like Tailwind 3. You already found solutions to port your custom blog code (code highlighting etc.) from Gatsby, but I wondered if you'd seen Simon from Tailwind Labs presentation of their css-only solution to font highlighting which uses custom code highlighting as an example in 'How to Use Custom Fonts with Tailwind CSS' ua-cam.com/video/sOnBG2wUm1s/v-deo.html I found using Astro with custom CSS utilities in Tailwind helped me remove (rewrite in CSS) a bunch of javascript. Even if this doesn't help, sincere thanks to you as your content has helped me many times!
oh jeez, am i the only one who made my own platform for my blog? don't look at me like that, it was a pandemic, and I wanted to see if I could do it. never did something like that alone before wonder if I should make a package out of it,..
There just aren't enough Javascript frameworks, templating engines, MVC implementations etc. And we have a serious deficiency of programming languages: the world deserves hundreds more.
Ok, it's driving me mad - I cant take my eyes of Kyles right ear lobe. How is it just one solid colour. Not meaning to be rude but its distracting me in every video thesedays.
Why shouldn't I do the same? You starting to feel God like against us the peasants? You're tacking a bit of a funny turn as of lately, towards arrogance.
Would love to hear a follow up on your experience with the 1.0 release
I’m pretty new to web dev but Astro seems pretty perfect for smaller scope SSG. Next, Blitz, Remix, Redwood can be overkill for a site like vlogs
@@ryanquinn1257 yup
It’s amazing
So crazy that just 1 year later, astro v4 has come out
@Godalming123 and now they have astro dB and stuff! They're awesome
Astro is pretty good for beginners and experienced JavaScript developers. Still waiting their stable release, so many big projects will use this SSG to make it reliable and trusted. Until now, I have been using Astro for small project only, and feel very nice on it.
Here we have been on 1.0+, how's it going?
I have tried astro 1.6.9 yestereday (after great crash course which worked excellently for me) and I have to admit, your advice has a value.
Rewritting our SPA based on old AnglularJS to astro looked nice until I hit strange problem where I got complains about an error on a line with apparently wrong number as there was nothing to cause an issue. After an hour I gave up.
My takeaway: astro looks very promising, but still needs a bit of time to mature.
cool that you talk about astro, i've been looking into switching as well for months now
I absolutely LOVE your blog! Such good articles! Been a reader for quite some time now.
Would it be fair to say the title of this video should be 'You probably shouldn't YET' Its kinda unfair to to tell people not to use it since it isn't wasn't officially released. I mean generally speaking if you ever use beta software, you have to expect bugs thats the point in the beta
@0:05 Astro's logo looking much cooler with the guitar
I keep hearing great things about astro. Would love an update as this video is two years old. Is your advice still the same?
Did you consider Sveltekit when choosing a new platform for your blog? If so, what were some reasons you chose Astro over Sveltekit?
I have never used Svelte so I did not consider it. My main goal was to use something that is a static site generator and easy to use for blogs and Astro seemed to be a good fit for that.
@@WebDevSimplified Try svelte, it is very easy and light weight. It's more of compiler which compiles to browser js.
@@WebDevSimplified Even i am less experienced than you i still suggest you to try Svelte its really easy to use and its somewhat faster.
Thanks for sharing. I love the idea behind Gatsby, but it's not stable enough
I lik Hugo or Zola. Expose the special component as web components on the server and load them via J's, injecting them in the markdown
Nice video, thanks
How come Kyle didn't release a Sveltekit tutorial ? I bet Kyle has already given Svelte a try, and it is about time making a tutorial about this amazing framework, many people expect that, you know 😎
+1
just curious but are you still using astro? if so would you mind providing an update?
Also your content is great and has really helped me with making websites, keep it up!
And, Oh my God! Does your blog load quickly! Lovely 😎❤️
I think you should try a vscode extension called Astro Snippets
I have the same issues with Gatsby, nextjs is much more stable.
Can you make a video on how to make one of these code blogs using markdown? I'd like to eventually make a portfolio website that has links to my projects using markdown, but I don't know the best way to host a markdown-based blog.
Oh, I switch to Astro from next js now.
How long did it take to switch from El Niño to Web Dev Simplified though?
Have you done an axios video that covers cancel tokens kyle? Just a thought as I'm struggling right now and there are a few weird edge cases with axios instances. Might get a bit of traffic
Yes. In the "infinite scroll" tutorial
ua-cam.com/video/NZKUirTtxcg/v-deo.html
@@alexcc316 Nice one, thanks!
We used Gatsby at my old company and I HATED the MDX functionality. Literally took 30 minutes to hot reload it. I’ll never work with Gatsby again
Kyle, did you update mdx recently because the Gatsby plugin has not been updated for mdx 2?
Why it was not an option to build a blog from scratch and be in control of every single detail?
because frameworks like gatsby and astro allow for markdown and automatic page generation built off a template. this would be super annoying without a framework. you also have really good plugins and help for good SEO scores. which is pretty important for a blog that you want traffic going to
May you please make an updated video on Astro?
Hey should I use astro or qwik .... ?
What do you think now about Astro? Thanks for this explanatory video.
what do you recommend for a static blog now?
Can you make a. Video or course on how to build a blog
Do you regret it a year later? Especially now with Astro 4.0?
Hey Kyle, has Astro improved since? I've been following you since you had subscribers in the thousands. Keep up the great work.
Man, your blog is such a jewel!
That sounded like a huge pain. Hope it keeps working for you
Me having an year old Gatsby blog thinking of making the site/articles more interesting: *takes notes*
Also been following Astro for a while. Thinking about rebuilding a large-ish e-commerce site on it (but later in the year when it's settled down a bit)
What did the Gatsby collaborators answer to the issues you encountered?
Hi Kyle. I love your blog but I get way too much emails. Can you consider adding RSS feed for the blog? Thanks.
Hey, what do you think about qwik. Can you make a video on it
should i use astro to build a documentation website?
Don't tell me what to do! I will use ASTRO! For something, i dunno for what but i will!
thank you very much for your valuable advice.
Did you clear the cache and the static folder? 🤷♂️
Very good insights, thank you. What do you use as your backend?
No backend, it's hosted on netlify as static pages.
if he has any backend related small functionality he is probably using cloud functions. This is quite common in JAM stack where they have static sites deployed using gatsby, hugo etc but wherever required they have these small cloud/lambda functions that compute things in backend(or sometimes if you want to hide some logic and not put it on client side). These are also called FAAS(functions as a service) and you pay for the code that runs not the infra etc. Never used these so not sure how cheap or expensive these can be compared to infra or PAAS.
thanks to both of you. I was also just wondering where the data for the blog posts is stored. are they all in separate files, or where they are stored?
@@floriansaria They're probably in a github repo. Not sure how the files are made, I would assume a markdown file, and he somehow imports react components into the page after processing the markdown to html. I think he made a compiler for that which he talked about. So the compiler makes the html, CSS and processes the react components based on the markdown and jsx
I'm pretty certain the content is Markdown files. I use Astro on mine as well, and Astro uses .md files for the content.
well done what about this 2024
Can't wait to see decent Astro crash course.
hi i love your lessons about web Devs ok but i want you to do somthing call barcode scanner using java script , When i sacn the barcode i click a buttons like this please
It seems like at that point wouldn't it just be easier to go vanilla?
He explained that he already had customized components, so to go vanilla means that he would have to rewrite them
Thanks bro ☺️
I have this crazy theory that WDS and Fireship are the same guy.
Did you ever look at Nuxt? I love it
Gatsby's tragic flaw is its inability to wake up from its dream of the past and accept reality. The obsession with recapturing its past relationship with Daisy compels it to a life of crime and deceit.
Dude awesome what you did just there
lol
Re the plugins, Astro do have some now... you've coded them :P assuming you're willing to make these available :)
anyone got a recommendation for something with a nice blog writing experience, like Ghost. I want static hosting because I don't really write much content and don't want to pay $5 a month for a VM to host it. At the moment I run Ghost locally, export it as a static site and deploy it, but that's a mess..Maybe I should just write markdown with something like astro?
Did they old blog have an RSS feed? Looks like the new one doesn't Please add one, ideally with auto discovery link tag.
I'm thinking of porting my next.js blog to Astro as well :)
Why would you do that? What kind of problem are you having with NextJs?
@@angel_ruggia HMR for markdown and performance, it's super simple blog, but in lighthouse scores I got 89 to 100 jump once I migrated to Astro. What was your experience with it like?
Also I have a video on this, I can't probably send the link in the comments, but you can search it by "Porting my Next.js blog to Astro (no React challenge)"
I am going ti to check your blog...!
If you use gatsby you should switch to anything.
Anything for php like this?
php is a backend language bro. we are talking about a static blog site here
11ty my friend.
How to use sass in astro
Why you didn't use Next.js. Next.js also has SSG, Can you please tell me the reason?
Astro 🚀 !!
Thanks Kyle for another really helpful video. Just rewatched this after migrating several projects to the new Astro 1.0. As you predicted, things are much easier...and may be really useful for your blog use-case, especially with Astro's new integrations like Tailwind 3. You already found solutions to port your custom blog code (code highlighting etc.) from Gatsby, but I wondered if you'd seen Simon from Tailwind Labs presentation of their css-only solution to font highlighting which uses custom code highlighting as an example in 'How to Use Custom Fonts with Tailwind CSS' ua-cam.com/video/sOnBG2wUm1s/v-deo.html I found using Astro with custom CSS utilities in Tailwind helped me remove (rewrite in CSS) a bunch of javascript. Even if this doesn't help, sincere thanks to you as your content has helped me many times!
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hey.. I’m big fan the way you code. please create a tutorial on screen recording in javascript
please make a bootstrap video
I'll stick with NextJS.
why didn't you just downgrade to a prev version?
Another request for an update.
oh jeez, am i the only one who made my own platform for my blog? don't look at me like that, it was a pandemic, and I wanted to see if I could do it. never did something like that alone before
wonder if I should make a package out of it,..
bro please make a project with react native
Does your blog have an RSS feed?
Hey, could you build a chess game with js?👊🏻
can you shut up dude. go google another tutorial. stop bothering this dude he puts out enough content
You need a dark mode in your blog,
+1
You need a dark mode on 'x' (insert every application/site here)
This constantly breaking and then deciding to use something else reminds me a lot of IE 5.5.
Try eleventy.
Please show your astro code please!!!
The right solution would be to rewrite the compiler and release a new "JS FRAMEWORK" Yaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
Why I Watched Your Video But You Probably Shouldn’t ✌✌✌✌✌
Remix js ftw
that what happen when you over engineer things.
React frameworks seem so bloated to me a convoluted
There just aren't enough Javascript frameworks, templating engines, MVC implementations etc. And we have a serious deficiency of programming languages: the world deserves hundreds more.
Sir Please make a video of custom scrollbar with JavaScript. Thank you 💞
Ok, it's driving me mad - I cant take my eyes of Kyles right ear lobe. How is it just one solid colour.
Not meaning to be rude but its distracting me in every video thesedays.
fuckk. now i can't unsee that
i think NextJS r better
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Not you
First audience!!!!!
Why shouldn't I do the same? You starting to feel God like against us the peasants? You're tacking a bit of a funny turn as of lately, towards arrogance.
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when you use gatsby instead og plainjs