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How Astro Made My Portfolio 82% Faster to Build


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I moved my portfolio website from Next.js to Astro after three years. Faster builds, less JavaScript, better SEO, and a simpler setup that just works.
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Next.js was too much for what I needed. Astro renders pages to static HTML and only sends JavaScript to the browser when you explicitly ask for it. Astro’s biggest win is how little JavaScript it ships by default.

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