Episode 215: How I Doubled by Lighthouse Performance with Astro.js with Corbin Crutchley

Recording date: 12/08/2022John Papa @John_PapaWard Bell @WardBellDan Wahlin @DanWahlinCraig Shoemaker @craigshoemakerCorbin Crutchley @CrutchcornBrought to you byAG GridNarwhal Visit nx.dev to get the preeminent open-source toolkit for monorepo development, today. Resources:Google LighthousePageSpeed InsightsGatsbyAstroNextJSUnicorn UtterancesFramework Field GuideGitSharkIslands ArchitectureAstro IslandsRemark.jsQwikBrandon Roberts, Developer ExtraordinaireTimejumps00:38 Caviar dreams01:53 Guest introduction04:01 Starting out in Lighthouse06:47 Why Astro?08:25 Sponsor: Nrwl09:01 What have you added on to Astro?12:43 What about islands architecture?16:46 What about Angular support?17:49 Sponsor: Ag Grid18:54 What changes did you make to improve Lighthouse score?23:08 How is Markdown supported?25:15 What was it like switching from Gatsby to Astro?27:09 What sort of incremental improvements can I do?35:15 What was the hardest part of the process?37:27 Final thoughtsPodcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.