Tech Stack¶

Modern technologies powering this site.

Frontend Framework¶

Astro 5.x¶

Why Astro?

Zero JavaScript by Default: Ship only what you need
Island Architecture: Interactive components where needed
Framework Agnostic: Use React, Vue, Svelte together
Content Focus: Built for content-rich sites
Excellent DX: Fast dev server, great tooling

// astro.config.mjs
export default defineConfig({
  integrations: [react(), sitemap()],
  vite: {
    plugins: [tailwindcss()],
  },
});

UI Library¶

React 19.x¶

Used for interactive "islands":

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Code blocks

// React component with client-side interactivity
import { useState } from 'react';

export default function Interactive() {
  const [state, setState] = useState(0);
  return <button onClick={() => setState((s) => s + 1)}>{state}</button>;
}

In Astro pages:

---
import Interactive from '../components/Interactive';
---

<Interactive client:load />

Styling¶

Tailwind CSS 4.x¶

Next-generation Tailwind via Vite plugin:

Smaller Bundle: Only includes used utilities
Modern CSS: Native cascade layers, oklch colors
Better Performance: Faster build times
CSS-first: No PostCSS required

@import 'tailwindcss';

@theme {
  --color-primary: oklch(0.5 0.2 250);
  --font-sans: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
}

Custom Utility Classes¶

Predefined classes in src/styles/global.css for common patterns:

Layout:

.section-container - Wide container (max-w-6xl)
.section-container-narrow - Narrow container (max-w-4xl)

Typography:

.page-title, .section-title, .subsection-title
.text-muted, .text-body, .text-heading

Components:

.btn-primary, .btn-secondary - Buttons with GPU-accelerated hover
.card, .card-hover, .card-featured - Card variants
.badge-primary, .badge-secondary - Tags/labels
.icon-box - Icon containers
.info-box, .info-box-featured - Info/CTA boxes

Performance Optimizations:

Hardware-accelerated animations using transform
will-change: transform for smooth hover effects
Composited animations for better performance

Language¶

TypeScript¶

Full type safety across the codebase:

interface PageProps {
  title: string;
  description?: string;
}

const Layout: React.FC<PageProps> = ({ title, description }) => {
  // Fully typed
};

Build Tool¶

Vite¶

Lightning-fast development and building:

Instant HMR: Sub-100ms updates
Optimized Builds: Rollup-based production builds
Plugin Ecosystem: Rich plugin support
Modern Output: ES modules by default

Development Tools¶

Testing¶

Vitest: Fast unit testing
Happy DOM: Lightweight DOM simulation

import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';

describe('Component', () => {
  it('renders correctly', () => {
    expect(true).toBe(true);
  });
});

Code Quality¶

Husky: Git hooks
Commitlint: Conventional commits
Dependency Cruiser: Dependency analysis

Documentation¶

MkDocs: This documentation site
Mermaid: Diagrams in markdown
PlantUML: Architecture diagrams

Deployment¶

Cloudflare Pages¶

Primary deployment platform:

Global Edge Network: 275+ cities worldwide
Automatic HTTPS: SSL certificates via Cloudflare
Preview Deploys: Every PR gets a preview URL
Analytics: Built-in Web Analytics
Security: DDoS protection, WAF, Bot Management
Performance: HTTP/3, Brotli compression, automatic minification

GitHub Pages¶

Documentation hosting:

MkDocs Site: This documentation
Architecture Docs: Auto-generated diagrams
GitHub Actions: Automated deployment

Vercel (Alternative)¶

Alternative deployment option:

Edge network and preview deploys
See Vercel deployment guide

Architecture Tools¶

Dependency Analysis¶

npm run deps:check  # Validate dependencies
npm run deps:graph  # Generate visual graph

Documentation Generation¶

npm run docs:arch   # Generate architecture docs

Package Management¶

npm¶

Using npm for dependency management:

{
  "dependencies": {
    "astro": "^5.14.1",
    "react": "^19.2.0",
    "tailwindcss": "^4.1.14"
  }
}