This was a big week for two of the latest generation of static site generators (SSG): Astro and RedwoodJS. Each of these tools offers something unique and, as they each reach 1.0, have taken very different paths for their projects.
Astro is a new, framework agnostic SSG that supports partial hydration, meaning Astro will only include JavaScript for dynamic portions of your site or page. This can really optimize your site by not sending lots of bytes down the pipe for a JavaScript framework when it isn't necessary. Astro is supported by the Astro Technology Company that recently announced it secured a seed round.
RedwoodJS is an opinionated React-based framework that is like the Rails equivalent for Jamstack development. RedwoodJS aims to make it easy to scaffold out the frontend and backend of a site, even connecting data, services, and tests automatically for you with minimal configuration. RedwoodJS announced that they will remain independent and open source, supported by a $1M donation from Tom Preston-Werner.
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RedwoodJS v1.0 Launch
RedwoodJS is a full stack, Rails-like opinionated framework for building Jamstack apps using React. They had a full week of announcements that coincided with the release of their 1.0 release candidate. In addition, Tom Preston-Werner announced he’s committing $1M to RedwoodJS development (while keeping it independent and open-source), as well as a new fund for startups using RedwoodJS.
RedwoodJS
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✂︎ Tools and Resources
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nextjs-blog-theme - A customizable blog starter using Next.js v12. Tailwind v3.0 and built-in MDX v1 support.
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Astro Support in CloudCannon – CloudCannon offers a git-based CMS product that now works with Astro.
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Edge Functions in Supabase – Supabase, an open source Firebase alternative, now supports serverless function code deployed to the Edge via Deno Deploy.
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MarkdownSite – A free and open source hosting platform for static sites that supports Hugo, Jekyll or "hand-rolled" static sites.
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