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Astro Foundations

Astro is revolutionizing how we build content-focused websites. This course will teach you how to create blazing-fast, SEO-friendly sites that combine static generation with selective interactivity using Astro's innovative islands architecture.

Beginner
54m
(3)

Created by Julian Mateu

Last Updated Apr 24, 2025

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Astro Foundations

Astro is revolutionizing how we build content-focused websites. This course will teach you how to create blazing-fast, SEO-friendly sites that combine static generation with selective interactivity using Astro's innovative islands architecture.

Beginner
54m
(3)

Created by Julian Mateu

Last Updated Apr 24, 2025

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What you'll learn

Modern websites need to balance performance, SEO, and interactivity, but traditional approaches often force tradeoffs.

In this course, Astro Foundations, you'll learn to create high-performance websites that provide the perfect balance between static content and dynamic functionality.

First, you'll explore Astro's core architecture and component model.

Next, you'll discover how to leverage content collections and file-based routing to create maintainable, content-driven websites.

Finally, you'll learn how to implement Astro's innovative islands architecture to selectively hydrate interactive components while maintaining optimal performance.

When you're finished with this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge of Astro needed to build performant, SEO-friendly websites with rich interactivity exactly where it matters.

Astro Foundations
Beginner
54m
(3)
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Julian Mateu - Pluralsight course - Astro Foundations
Julian Mateu
10 courses 4.5 author rating 28 ratings

Julian is a Backend Engineer working with Java, Python, and distributed cloud systems. He has worked in Amazon, Google, and various startups, and focuses on first principles over tools.

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