Astro Has a Free Web Framework — Ship Zero JavaScript by Default
A blog built with Next.js shipped 200KB of JavaScript to the browser. For static content that never changes. The Lighthouse score was 65. Astro is a free web framework that ships zero JavaScript by default. Static HTML first, hydrate only the interactive parts. Perfect Lighthouse scores. What Astro Offers for Free Zero JS by Default - Static HTML, no client-side JavaScript unless needed Islands Architecture - Hydrate only interactive components Any UI Framework - React, Vue, Svelte, Solid in the same project Content Collections - Type-safe Markdown/MDX content SSR - Server-side rendering when needed View Transitions - Smooth page transitions built in Image Optimization - Built-in image component Adapters - Deploy to Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare, Node Quick Start npm create astro@latest --- const posts = await getCollection('blog') --- <html> <body> <h1>My Blog</h1> {posts.map(post => <a href={post.slug}>{post.data.title}</a>)} </body> </html> GitHub: withastro/astro - 48K+ stars Need to
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