Astro 2.0 is powered by the fast and efficient Vite 4, which has received high praise in the developer community. Robbie thinks Vite is the future of build tools and based on the State of JS results, many others seem to agree. Chuck shares his struggles with using material UI as a library for Tailwind, which has left him feeling frustrated. But, Robbie thinks using Tailwind UI and Headless UI makes material UI redundant.

In this episode, Chuck and Robbie talk about the exciting new features of Astro 2, the pros and cons of using material UI, and their cleanse diets.

[17:06] - “Everyone seems excited about building on top of Vite, and it unlocks so many things, so I think that would be a huge step forward for everyone.” ~ Robbie Wagner

[19:46] - “I love how many JavaScript-supporting tools are written in other languages.” ~ Chuck Carpenter

[30:47] - “Solid is really great. If you know React, which 99% of people do, the syntax is the same.” ~ Robbie Wagner

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