In this fifth version, I decided to finally try a web framework to simplify some development.
However, I had specifications in mind. First I wanted a MPA/SSG for performance reasons, serving as little JavaScript as possible to the end user, removing frameworks such as React and Solid from my list. Yet, if needed, I wanted to still be able to add interactive zones on the website and profit from the tools from the JS ecosystem, so I ended up using Astro. Then, I wanted to try Tailwind, which is very interesting to use, but I don’t feel like it’s that useful now that I’ve tested it, especially since CSS has improved a lot. My wish to use this framework eliminated Bootstrap from the other possibilities. I also needed MDX to write my posts. Finally, I’ve been using a component library called daisyUI, but I don’t think I used it quite correctly. I also thought of using Kobalte for a while.
Another great advantage of Astro is that it’s optimized for everything measured by PageSpeed Insights: performance, accessiblity, best practices, SEO, and has amazing transitions.
Rebuilding the website was also a reason to host it elsewhere. I currently publish with Vercel for their image size optimization. I tried to self-host it, but got many issues with my then setup. I’d like to try again soon though.
Finally, I’ve also started writing in a blog at the following address: blog.tristanbony.me. It’s built using Zola with someone else’s theme. The idea was also to keep it simple and lightweight.
