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Weekends are for nature cams, like these eagle chicks just hatched: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L2nfGcuE(And, we are totally NOT...

Weekends are for nature cams, like these eagle chicks just hatched: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L2nfGcuE

(And, we are totally NOT considering adding a second monitor/tv for live nature cams. Nope, not us.)

*Exhausted, in Canadian.*

*Exhausted, in Canadian.*

20 years ago, I was *handwriting* math steps into MSN Messenger chats on a tablet PC to help students prepping for tests. (And, it was being...

20 years ago, I was *handwriting* math steps into MSN Messenger chats on a tablet PC to help students prepping for tests. (And, it was being displayed as written, not OCR'd or converted in any way.)

I have Google Reader levels of anger that nothing comparable exists today.

And NOW my weekend can begin! 🥳 The last day of the month is never mine until I've published the monthly "What's New?"...

And NOW my weekend can begin! 🥳

The last day of the month is never mine until I've published the monthly "What's New?" blog post and mailed out the @astro newsletter!

I am the lucky person who gets to revisit each month in detail to share all the whats of, to, from, and with the community!

Here's the month you made, astronauts: https://astro.build/blog/whats-new-february-2025/

(And b/c APPARENTLY I can't send a NOVEL as a NEWSLETTER, the "tight ten" version: https://buttondown.com/withastro/archive/the-astro-post-february-2025/ to read *first* ...not only! 😉)

Falling under the category of "Ask me how I know..." (and also under the category, "OK, I know this bug report sounds wildly...

Falling under the category of "Ask me how I know..."

(and also under the category, "OK, I know this bug report sounds wildly ridiculous and specific, but hear me out...")

Anyway, in TOTALLY UNRELATED news, my dependencies are upgraded and my site builds again! 😄

Had to zoom out to fit all of Starlight's now THIRTY built-in languages! 🤯 Thanks to our amazing volunteers who contribute the...

Had to zoom out to fit all of Starlight's now THIRTY built-in languages! 🤯

Thanks to our amazing volunteers who contribute the essential UI labels ("search", "on this page"...) to support docs for your global audience.

I've said it before: if you want a vibrant community, welcome translators. 🌐

That's two Astro docs community contributors yesterday saying they appreciate the thoroughness of our docs reviews, even though it's...

That's two Astro docs community contributors yesterday saying they appreciate the thoroughness of our docs reviews, even though it's a lot of back and forth, digging deep, stripping away.

People DO want to write good docs, and feel great when they do! We just make a space for caring about it.

#SilentSunday

#SilentSunday

It's not even just, "It may have been said before, but not from your perspective!" but also very much, "Pretty sure...

It's not even just, "It may have been said before, but not from your perspective!" but also very much, "Pretty sure almost no one was listening when it was said before."

aka contemplating submitting docs talks to JS/React confs.

That thing where you've been travelling/sick/mostly offline for a couple of days, and only find out that Bregman signed with the Red Sox...

That thing where you've been travelling/sick/mostly offline for a couple of days, and only find out that Bregman signed with the Red Sox because of a post matching search filters for Astro. 😄

(Why it's super convenient that I'm happy to see ANY post matching "blue jay" that my searches return!)

Stopping in our tracks before hitting the "release" button on a new minor version and spending an hour to dig deep and hash out a...

Stopping in our tracks before hitting the "release" button on a new minor version and spending an hour to dig deep and hash out a better included error message.

For better or worse, how we roll at Astro!

#SilentSunday

#SilentSunday

My love language is optional notes down the octave.

My love language is optional notes down the octave.

Achievement unlocked: Auntie Sarah has earned a review of "VERY cool" from the niblings for dropping a bass line for...

Achievement unlocked: Auntie Sarah has earned a review of "VERY cool" from the niblings for dropping a bass line for "Espresso."

9 yr old is getting cast in bigger and better school/community musical roles, so I'll take it before she entirely eclipses my achievements!

Home alone for the evening de-stressing shenanigans!If I only had three friends...I actually *did* learn a couple of pages of each part,...

Home alone for the evening de-stressing shenanigans!

If I only had three friends...

I actually *did* learn a couple of pages of each part, thinking I might try a multi-track recording. But the voice wants what it wants... and it really likes to live below middle C. 😂 So treated myself to only being the bass tonight and just sang along!

Espresso, Sabrina Carpenter arr. MaryAnne Muglia & Kate Crellin

#SilentSunday

#SilentSunday

Sometimes, after a long (loooong!) day of trying to showcase so many people and projects in their best light so they can be seen and...

Sometimes, after a long (loooong!) day of trying to showcase so many people and projects in their best light so they can be seen and appreciated, someone knows just what I need to hear! This is why I do what I do.

"Shoutout to Astro for having the best getting started tutorial! The progressive content flow, beginner-friendly explanations, and hands-on exercises really highlight how thoughtful and user-friendly this framework is. Never felt so happy jumping into a new framework 😄"

The end of the month comes when it comes, and the monthly What's New in Astro has to go out! All the community goings-on in one,...

The end of the month comes when it comes, and the monthly What's New in Astro has to go out! All the community goings-on in one, massive, labour of love: https://astro.build/blog/whats-new-january-2025/

(Abridged newsletter version as a teaser, if you're not subscribed: https://buttondown.com/withastro/archive/the-astro-post-january-2025/)

Saw a take that "bad docs are better than no docs" and just... no.*Imperfect* docs are better than no docs. (Who's perfect?)...

Saw a take that "bad docs are better than no docs" and just... no.

*Imperfect* docs are better than no docs. (Who's perfect?) *Incomplete* docs are better than no docs. (Docs are never done!) But don't set "bad docs" as your bar. They frustrate your users and are actively harmful to your project.

#SilentSunday

#SilentSunday