Fred K. Schott

Fred K. Schott joins the party again to discuss all the new and fun changes in Astro 2. Nick and KBall dig in on what’s new, what’s exciting, and what to expect from the framework built around content. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.com Fly.io – The home of Changelog.com — Deploy your apps and databases close to your users. In minutes you can run your Ruby, Go, Node, Deno, Python, or Elixir app (and databases!) all over the world. No ops required. Learn more at fly.io/changelog and check out the speedrun in their docs. Featuring:Fred K. Schott – Website, GitHub, XNick Nisi – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, XKevin Ball – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XShow Notes: Astro Introducing Astro 2 JS Party - Build faster websites with Astro 1.0 Astro Islands React Server Components React use hook Content collections Upgrade to Astro v2 Astro server-side rendering Astro migration guide Language Server Protocol Astro language tools Zod SolidJS Jotai TanStack Query State of JS 2022 JS Party on the State of JS Survey Fred’s thread on the State of JS survey Vite Partytown Astro on OpenCollective Astro on StackBlitz Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

The podcast discusses the launch of Astro DB, a database platform for Astro framework users. Topics include upgrading databases, seeding data, and the generous pricing model. They also explore using WordPress as a database, managing databases with SQLite, and the ease of Clerk for project development. Additionally, they touch on the frustrations of password management and the importance of designing secure database technology.

Fred K. Schott, the co-creator of Astro, discusses Astro 3.0, a visual editor for React apps. They talk about Superbase upgrades, testing with predictable data, and Jason's new studio. They also share excitement for using Astro 3.0 and their love for the game Fact torio. Lastly, they discuss the importance of learning languages and translation tools.