I threw thousands of files at Astro and you won’t believe what happened next… / / No Comments Ok, forgive me for the incredibly over the top title there. Yes, it’s clickbait, but I’m also tired after a very long week and feeling a little crazy, so just go with me here a bit, I promise it will be worth it. I was curious how well Astro could handle a large amount of data and I thought – what happens if I threw this blog (well, the Markdown files) at it and tried to render out a site? Here’s what I did wrong and what eventually worked (better than I expected). Round One I began by creating a soft link locally from my blog’s repo of posts to the src/pages/posts of a new Astro site. My blog currently has 6742 posts (all high quality I assure you). Each one looks... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: Astro, believe, files, happened, Next, thousands, threw, Won't
Easy way to upload, transform and deliver files and images (Sponsored) / / No Comments Managing media is a really difficult task if you try to do all of it yourself, especially if the media comes from other sources. The file can be submitted in any state and size, but what if you need something really specific? You can code it all yourself or you can use an awesome service like Filestack, a utility to upload, transform, and deliver that media in the most optimal style imaginable! The Setup The first step in the Filestack journey is signing up for free. You’ll get at 21 day free trial and can cancel at any time. Once signed up, you’ll have full access to the Filestack libraries of code. You’ll also want to spend time catching up on the Filestack documentation,... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: deliver, Easy, files, images, Sponsored, Transform, upload