Astro Weekly #38

Astro voted #1 by developers, migrating from Gatsby to Astro, Starlight introduces better search a11y and simpler syntax

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Nathan Lawson
July 07, 2024

Hello Astronauts,

As we navigate through another quiet week on the official news front, there’s still plenty happening in the community to keep us interested.

The results of our very first poll are also in! Last week I asked, “What excites you most about The Future of Astro?”

52% of you agreed that the Astro Content Layer was what excited you most, with 28% voting for Server Islands, and 20% saying Zero-JS View Transitions.

On with the rest of this week’s issue!

This week in Astro ☄️

Starlight is looking Prettier

Starlight v0.25 released 🌟

Starlight shines even brighter with the release of v0.25. Improvements include:

  • Prettier <table> styles that work in more contexts

  • New sidebar syntax for internal links

  • More helpful errors for misformed sidebar configurations

  • Improved search modal accessibility

For all the details and breaking changes, check out the changelog.

Astro Boosters 🚀

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Astro Weekly is brought to you this week with the support of Tailscan.

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Astro Community 🧑‍🚀

Astro ranked #1 by developers🥇

The State of JavaScript 2023 results are out, and Astro’s meteoric rise continues to show no signs of slowing down.

Astro was ranked #1 for both developer interest and developer retention in the Meta-Framework category, as well as the most-adopted meta-framework.

For the full results and more, check out State of JavaScript 2023.

Migrating from Gatsby to Astro 🚚

Gatsby? I ain’t heard that name in a long time.

Kathleen McMahon shares how she migrated her personal site from Gatsby to Astro, including converting complex React components into Astro components as well as some useful tips on styling.

What else I’ve been reading this week 🤓

Check out these great posts from the Astro Community ↓

If you have something awesome you’d like to share with the Astro community, you can reach me at [email protected] or via DM on X

Astro on X 💫

What’s happening on Twitter X this week…

Astro Showcase 🤩

Check out these awesome projects from your fellow Astronauts.

Home | Samaya AI

An AI native product company advancing the way humans discover and create knowledge

samaya.ai

Empirical Health: The future of primary care

Receive preventive, long-term care using your smartwatch.

www.empirical.health

Would you like your work to be featured in our Astro Showcase? Get in touch at [email protected] or DM me on X

And that wraps up another week!

As always, you can reach me at [email protected] or via DM on X if you have something you’d like to share in next week’s newsletter.

Before I sign off, I want to extend a thank you to Elian van Cutsem, who has recently announced their departure from Astro. Elian has been a steadfast supporter of the newsletter from the very beginning. Good luck, Elian!

Safe coding, Astronauts.

– Nathan 🧑‍🚀