Reading up on Astro

Zell Liew outlines five essential features for a production Astro blog beyond the basic scaffold—dated filenames, excerpts, draft filtering, reverse-chronological sorting—and wraps them into a single `processFiles` function.

Astro 7.0 ships a Rust compiler, Rust-based Markdown pipeline, queue-based rendering, Vite 8 with Rolldown, advanced routing, route caching, and AI-friendly dev server modes.

Replacing a failed React app with an HTML-first site using Astro doubled form completions for a monopoly utility company by prioritizing accessibility and backward compatibility.

Sentry cut build times from 14 to under 4 minutes by replacing its headless CMS with Astro, Markdown files, and Claude Code skills for content management.

Astro 6.4 releases a pluggable Markdown processor API, a faster Rust-based Sätteri processor, and Cloudflare helpers for experimental advanced routing.

Cloudflare rebuilt Next.js on Vite in one week using AI, achieving faster builds and smaller bundles, but HN commenters are deeply skeptical about edge cases and long-term support.

Cloudflare acquires the company behind the Astro web framework, promising continued open-source development, MIT licensing, and support for multiple deployment targets.

In 2026, technology will shift to an 'AI in the human loop' era, transforming companionship, software development, quantum security, defense, and education.

A CTO must deeply understand technology capabilities and team strengths to make effective strategic decisions, drawing lessons from military theory.