Astro Has a Free API: Build Content Sites 10x Faster with Zero JavaScript by Default

What is Astro? Astro is a web framework that ships zero JavaScript by default. It renders your pages to static HTML at build time and only hydrates interactive components when needed. The result: blazing-fast content sites that score 100/100 on Lighthouse. Why Astro? Zero JS by default — pages ship as pure HTML/CSS Islands architecture — only interactive components get JavaScript Use any framework — React, Vue, Svelte, Solid components in the same page Content Collections — type-safe Markdown/MDX with frontmatter validation Built-in optimizations — image compression, CSS inlining, prefetching SSR + SSG — static or server-rendered, your choice per page Quick Start npm create astro@latest my-site cd my-site && npm run dev Page Routing (File-Based) --- // src/pages/index.astro import Layout from '../layouts/Layout.astro'; import Card from '../components/Card.astro'; const posts = await fetch('https://api.example.com/posts').then(r => r.json()); --- <Layout title="My Blog"> <h1>Latest Post