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Snowpack and ESM
- Fred K. Schott worked on Snowpack, a tool that aimed to convert NPM packages to ESM.
- This allowed developers who preferred ESM to use it while others could continue with their existing workflows.
Websites vs. Applications
- Modern web development has shifted towards building applications rather than websites, often resulting in large JavaScript bundles.
- Astro aims to address this by prioritizing HTML and adding JavaScript only when interactivity is necessary.
Prioritize HTML, Hydrate Interactively
- Astro prioritizes server-rendered HTML and only hydrates interactive components with JavaScript.
- This approach improves website performance by minimizing initial JavaScript payload.