About TechBlog

A modern tech blog built with Astro, demonstrating the power of static site generation with minimal JavaScript.

Our Mission

TechBlog exists to share knowledge and insights about modern web development. We believe in creating fast, accessible, and user-friendly websites that deliver exceptional experiences without unnecessary complexity.

Built entirely with Astro, this blog showcases the framework's capabilities for creating high-performance static sites with reusable components and layouts.

Why Astro?

We chose Astro for this project to demonstrate several key principles of modern web development:

  • Performance First: Astro's zero-JS-by-default approach ensures lightning-fast page loads and excellent Core Web Vitals scores.
  • Component Reusability: Our layouts and components are reused across the entire site, making maintenance and updates simple.
  • Content Collections: Blog posts are managed as type-safe content collections, providing excellent developer experience and reliability.
  • Static Generation: All pages are pre-rendered at build time, resulting in instant page loads and minimal server costs.

Technical Architecture

This site demonstrates best practices in Astro development:

📄 Layouts

Three hierarchical layouts (BaseLayout, MainLayout, BlogPostLayout) that build upon each other to reduce code duplication.

🧩 Components

Reusable components like Header, Footer, Navigation, and BlogCard are used throughout the site for consistency.

📝 Content Collections

Type-safe blog posts with frontmatter validation, ensuring data consistency across all articles.

🎨 Styling

Scoped CSS with global design tokens using CSS custom properties for maintainable theming.

Project Structure

/
├── src/
│   ├── components/    # Reusable components
│   │   ├── Header.astro
│   │   ├── Footer.astro
│   │   ├── Navigation.astro
│   │   └── BlogCard.astro
│   ├── content/       # Content collections
│   │   ├── config.ts
│   │   └── blog/      # Blog posts in Markdown
│   ├── layouts/       # Layout components
│   │   ├── BaseLayout.astro
│   │   ├── MainLayout.astro
│   │   └── BlogPostLayout.astro
│   └── pages/         # Route pages
│       ├── index.astro
│       ├── about.astro
│       └── blog/
│           ├── index.astro
│           └── [slug].astro
└── public/            # Static assets

Performance Metrics

Thanks to Astro's architecture, this site achieves excellent performance metrics:

  • First Contentful Paint: < 1 second
  • Time to Interactive: < 1 second
  • Total JavaScript: < 5KB (only from components that need it)
  • Lighthouse Score: 100 across all categories

Get in Touch

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