Why I chose Astro for my blog

After evaluating several options, I decided to build my blog with Astro. Here’s why.

What is Astro?

Astro is a modern framework for building fast, content-focused websites. Its main philosophy is to ship zero JavaScript by default to the browser.

Main advantages

1. Exceptional performance

Astro generates static HTML by default, resulting in:

Ultra-fast load times
Better SEO
Lower resource consumption

2. Content Collections

The Content Collections system is perfect for blogs:

import { defineCollection, z } from 'astro:content';

const blog = defineCollection({
  type: 'content',
  schema: z.object({
    title: z.string(),
    description: z.string(),
    pubDate: z.date(),
  }),
});

3. Framework flexibility

You can use React, Vue, Svelte or any other framework only where you need it:

---
import ReactComponent from './ReactComponent.jsx';
---

<div>
  <h1>Static content</h1>
  <ReactComponent client:load />
</div>

4. Native Markdown

Writing in Markdown is super natural:

Familiar syntax
Frontmatter for metadata
Components inside Markdown

Comparison with other options

Framework	JavaScript	Flexibility	Learning curve
Astro	Minimal	High	Low
Next.js	Medium	High	Medium
Gatsby	High	Medium	High

My experience

Taking this blog from idea to production with Astro was incredibly fast. The documentation is excellent and the community very active.

Conclusion

If you’re looking to create a blog or content site, definitely consider Astro. The combination of performance, DX (Developer Experience) and flexibility is hard to beat.

Useful resources

Have you tried Astro? What did you think?