I’m switching my personal site from Nextjs to Astro. I’m taking a break from React, ShadCN, and Nextjs.
April 7, 2026
I’m switching my personal site from Nextjs to Astro. I’m taking a break from React, ShadCN, and Nextjs.
So far, everything’s been great with Astro. Great break from React. In fact, I’ve realized that only 20% of web dev I’ve done in my life ACTUALLY needs React. That being said, React’s component model was what kept me in, and Astro is similar.
The images in my “microblog preview” sidebar widget are way too big:

I thought it would look good if I put them inline:

