Best of Astro — January 2025

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   Astro·1y

   Astro 5.2

   Astro 5.2 introduces Tailwind 4 support, trailing slash and external redirects, and TOML frontmatter in Markdown files. It also includes experimental features like `astro:config` for accessing configuration values and the ability to disable React streaming. Users can upgrade using the `@astrojs/upgrade` CLI tool or manually via package managers.

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   Hacker News·1y

   Learn Yjs by Jamsocket

   Learn how to build realtime collaborative applications using the Yjs CRDT library with an interactive tutorial series. The series covers the basics of Yjs, managing state in distributed applications, and avoiding common pitfalls. The tutorial includes explorable demos and code exercises to provide hands-on experience.

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   Community Picks·1y

   Themes

   Brutal is a minimal neobrutalist theme for Astro, focusing on creating functional and minimalistic websites. It includes features like Image Optimization, RSS, and a Sitemap to enhance SEO.

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