Hasty Treat - What's the deal with Astro?

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Astro — what it is and why you should check it out!

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Show Notes

03:08 - What is it, what does it do?

• Framework for server-first static apps
• Use any front-end framework
• Does not ship JS unless you explicitly define a component to ship JS

05:20 - The syntax

• .astro files is a mash-up of Svelte and React
• Frontmatter for server-side JS
• Template syntax is basically JSX
• TS baked in

<!-- Hydrates on load -->
<!-- <Test client:load  /> -->

<!-- Hydrates after main thread is free -->
<!-- <Test client:idle  /> -->

<!-- Hydrates as it's in viewport aka LazyLoading-->
<!-- <Test client:visible  /> -->

<!-- Hydrate when matching media query -->
<!-- <Test client:media={'(max-width: 600px)'}  /> -->

<!-- Only renders on the client -->
<!-- <Test client:only  /> -->

07:48 - State management

• In client-side JS only, no state in .astro files

10:50 - CSS

• Svelte style
• Local, scoped
• SCSS baked in

11:16 - Data fetching

• Fetch in frontmatter via fetch()

12:06 - Vs React? Vs Next? Vs Gatsby? Vs Svelte?

15:24 - Tooling

• There is a Syntax highlighter
• Uses Snowpack under the hood

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