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Astro Weekly #107

Astro Weekly #107

Astro among fastest-growing languages on GitHub, the new meta-framework for htmx, choosing the right rendering mode for your UI

Nathan Lawson
November 02, 2025

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Hello, Astronauts!

It’s official! Astro is on fire! GitHub stats show its meteoric rise is still climbing.

Also in today’s newsletter: could Astro be the new meta-framework for htmx? We’ll explore how they work together and break down when to go static vs. dynamic.

Let’s dive in! 🚀

What’s new with Astro 🗞️

Fresh features, updates, and announcements. The latest from Astro HQ!

That’s a lot of new Astronauts

Astro ranked among GitHub’s fastest-growing languages 🚀

Astro is officially one of the fastest-growing languages on GitHub this year, with over 45,000 developers and a 78% year-over-year growth rate.

According to GitHub’s annual report, Astro’s “islands architecture” and zero-JavaScript-by-default approach continue to resonate with developers building fast, content-heavy sites.

Get all the stats and insights in the full GitHub Octoverse 2025 report.

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Fueling the mission — brought to you by this week’s sponsor.

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Astro Community 🧑‍🚀

Spotlight on what’s shining in the Astroverse.

Astro + htmx gon’ give it to ya

Astro: the meta-framework for htmx? 🧩

Astro is proving to be the perfect meta-framework for htmx, combining fast, zero-JavaScript-by-default pages with htmx’s dynamic HTML-over-the-wire updates.

Jeff Huleatt walks through setting up htmx in Astro, handling partial rendering, file-based routing, and adding React or other frameworks for interactivity when needed.

0 JS, 100% mood

Choosing the right rendering mode in Astro 🏝️

Astro makes it easy to mix static and dynamic rendering with its islands architecture, letting you ship blazing-fast HTML while selectively hydrating interactive components.

This guide explores when to use static rendering versus dynamic islands, showing examples with React components and tips for keeping your UI fast and efficient.

Spotted in the Astroverse 🪐

A few standout posts from the community that grabbed my attention!

If you have something awesome you’d like to share with the Astro community, you can reach me at [email protected] or via DM on X

Blazing-fast Astro themes ⚡

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Self-host your links in style with Linkk 🔗

Linkk is a clean, link-in-bio template built with Astro. Perfect for developers and creators who want a self-hosted alternative to Linktree.

Astro on X 🛰️

Tuning in to the Astro frequency on X!

The copy button is live in @astrodotbuild 5.15.0 ✨
A little productivity boost to all the astro devs out there :)
— Deveesh Shetty (@ShettyDeveesh)
6:25 PM • Oct 27, 2025